The Economist Magazine 11 November 2023 How Scary Is China? 1st edition ISSN 0013-0613 1756-6447

Authors:10 Nov, 2023 , Series:Magazines [94] , Tags:The Economist , Author sort:10 Nov, 2023 , Languages:Languages:eng , Published:Published:Nov 2023 , Publisher:The Economist , Comments:Comments:Articles in this issue:PoliticsBusinessKAL’s cartoonThis week’s coversHow artificial intelligence will transform fameHow scary is China?Giorgia Meloni’s “mother of all reforms” is a power grabHow to fix Britain’s legislative problemsMore welcoming migration policies require borders that are secureTime to take a wrecking ball to realtors’ fees in AmericaLetters to the editorThe United Kingdom’s political constitution is under severe strainNow AI can write, sing and act, is it still possible to be a star?Can Narendra Modi complete India’s state-building project?Narendra Modi and the art of claiming creditChina’s aggression brings Japan and the Philippines closerNorth Korea is shutting embassiesAustralia and China patch things upXi Jinping wants China to have better toiletsThe people of Hong Kong are growing more tolerantChina wants women to stay home and bear childrenA Chinese dispute with the Philippines is a test of AmericaDonald Trump looks terrifyingly electableDemocrats are giddy from this week’s electoral sweepWhy sexually transmitted infections are rising in AmericaThe Supreme Court has found a gun-control measure it likesCalifornia is losing people, but this region wouldn’t know itBoston’s “cradle of liberty” was paid for with slavery profitsChicago’s progressive coalition is struggling with migrationWill America pull the plug on Israel’s invasion of Gaza?Gaza’s nights are darker now than at any point in the past decadeAll parties are blaming each other for the dire situation in GazaThe deadly missile race in the Middle EastThe Gaza war has deepened Joe Biden’s Iran nightmareThe battle over South Africa’s spicy-chicken marketChina is winning Africa’s “white-gold” rush for lithiumOil traders are flocking to sanctions-free VenezuelaIllegal gold is booming in South AmericaWhy are there so many suicides in rich, stable Uruguay?Germany’s Christian Democrats are unsure whom to hugA year after its liberation, Kherson still knows fear—and defianceAntisemitism surges in France after the Hamas attacks on IsraelThe outsize influence of small states is fading in the EULawmaking in Britain is becoming worseWhen should Rishi Sunak call the next British election?Suella Braverman uses a pro-Palestinian march to sow discordWhy rail electrification is so slow in BritainTo understand Britain, watch “Homes Under the Hammer”Why migration is in such a mess once moreThe People’s Liberation Army is not yet as formidable as the West fearsChina is struggling to recruit enough highly skilled troopsFrom hypersonic missiles to undersea drones, the PLA is making leapsXi Jinping worries that China’s troops are not ready to fightXi Jinping is obsessed with political loyalty in the PLAInvading Taiwan would be a logistical minefield for ChinaAcknowledgmentsSilicon Valley is piling into the business of snoopingIndia is in the midst of an unusual IPO boomWhen should a founder step down?The fall of WeWork shows the deepening cracks in propertyHow to manage teams in a world designed for individualsThe Bob Iger v Nelson Peltz rematchAre politicians brave enough for daredevil economics?America’s economic might gives it little sway in the Middle EastAmerica’s bad auto loans could have nasty consequencesForget the S&P 500. Pay attention to the S&P 493Why American manufacturing is increasingly inefficientThe Chinese yuan is losing value, yet gaining groundIn praise of America’s car addictionFaecal transplants are just the start of a new sort of medicineIsrael hopes technology will help it fight in Hamas’s tunnelsHow two teams plan to smash the world sailing-speed recordThe business of mining literary estates is boomingA new Museum of Prohibited Art shows how censorship evolvedDaphne Caruana Galizia’s son tries to make sense of her murderTwo new novels showcase the breadth of contemporary French fictionRodeo plays a central role in Native American cultureAre influencers shrewd businesspeople or fame-hungry narcissists?Economic data, commodities and marketsWho is Herzi Halevi, the chief of staff of the Israel Defence Forces?Why covid-19 did not harm rich economies as badly as first thoughtDavid Kirke believed safe sport repressed people’s imaginationsGlobal news and current affairs from a European perspective. Best downloaded on Friday mornings (GMT)