
How the Chinese state is hollowing out religion in Xinjiang
Our weekly podcast on China. This week our co-host travels to Xinjiang during Ramadan to see the impact of new regulations on Uyghurs’ religious freedom
New religious regulations in Xinjiang stipulate that mosques should look Chinese and religious figures should behave patriotically. What do those rules look like on the ground, and did they affect Ramadan celebrations for Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities this year?
David Rennie, The Economist’s Beijing bureau chief visited the far-western region to find out if people are still allowed to fast, and whether—contrary to what officials say—mosques really are being destroyed.

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How China could take Taiwan without a fight
Our weekly podcast on China. We examine how China is laying the psychological groundwork for a bloodless takeover of Taiwan, and whether it will work
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The Intelligence
Will barring Marine Le Pen’s electoral run push France further to the right?
Also on the daily podcast: rising rents and remembering Oleg Gordievsky
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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
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Myanmar’s junta is exploiting the devastating earthquake
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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
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