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Rubber-stamping ground: China’s parliament meets

The Intelligence from The Economist
The Intelligence from The Economist
Episode • Mar 5, 2021 • 21m

The National People’s Congress kicked off with two big signals of Beijing’s intentions: a return to economic-growth targets and a plan to eradicate Hong Kong’s vestiges of democracy. On the first-ever papal visit to Iraq, Pope Francis hopes to give succour to the country’s beleaguered Christians. And the continued tribulations of the nightclub scene.

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