Taken for a ride: why China is leaning on Didi

The Intelligence from The Economist

EpisodeJul 6, 202120m

Taken for a ride: why China is leaning on Didi

The Intelligence from The Economist

EpisodeJul 6, 202120m

Just after the ride-hailing giant made a splashy stockmarket debut, Chinese regulators came down hard. Why is the country crimping its tech champions? There is something missing at many American embassies around the world: American ambassadors. We ask why so few are in post, and what risk that poses. And the not-so-simple task of counting the Earth’s oceans.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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