Strait of tension: Chinese jets test Taiwan

The Intelligence from The Economist

• Episode: Strait of tension: Chinese jets test Taiwan
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• Duration: 00:22:05
• Published: 2021-10-08 12:21

China has sent more than 100 planes to probe Taiwan’s air-defence zone. We explain why Beijing has chosen this moment to send a message across the strait. The WHO has approved a vaccine against malaria—a turning-point in fighting a disease that kills 260,000 African children a year. And if you want a Nobel prize, it helps to be lauded by a laureate.    

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