Nel 1989 Li Lu è uno dei leader delle proteste studentesche: dopo l’intervento dei militari scappa e ottiene asilo politico negli Stati Uniti. Dopo il primo aiuto da parte di stelle di Hollywood, incontra un magnate, apre una sua azienda e diventa miliardario. La sua ascesa, sia come rivoltoso, sia come miliardario, è misteriosa e sospetta, e Li sarà anche l ... Show More
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Trump compie ottant’anni ma ha poco da festeggiare
Ep.999: Il 14 giugno è il compleanno di Trump. Per puro caso, è anche il Flag Day, la festa nazionale che ricorda quando alla fine del ‘700 fu adottata la bandiera degli Stati Uniti. Per l’occasione, nel giardino della Casa Bianca verrà messo in scena uno scontro dell’UFC, la più ... Show More
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May 2024
Xi Jinping contre l'Occident [REDIFF]
Le président chinois, Xi Jinping, est attendu en visite d’Etat en France lundi 6 et mardi 7 mai pour célébrer les 60 ans de relations diplomatiques entre les deux pays, mais aussi pour évoquer avec Emmanuel Macron les crises internationales, dont la guerre en Ukrai ... Show More
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Dec 2022
Why the Bad Guys—in China, Russia, Iran, and the U.S.—Are Having a Terrible Winter
One year ago, we had Anne Applebaum on the podcast to talk about her essay, "The Bad Guys Are Winning." And I think you could have made an argument that this was the most important story in geopolitics. Across the world, the rise of authoritarianism—in Russia, China, Turkey, Vene ... Show More
49m 34s
Nov 2022
China's Lockdown Protests
Thousands take to the streets in China to protest against Xi Jinping’s Covid lockdown restrictions. Adam is joined by John Simpson, the BBC’s world affairs editor and Kerry Allen, the BBC’s China media analyst to discuss what’s happening, what it’s like to be arrested as a journa ... Show More
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Jun 2021
June 27, 2021 |On GPS: As China celebrates a century of communism, Fareed talks to an expert panel about what’s next for China. Plus, Malcolm Gladwell is back with a revisionist history perspective on everything from autonomous cars to the Little Mermaid.
On Thursday, the Chinese Communist Party will celebrate its 100-year anniversary and Beijing is commemorating with festivities all over the country. Fareed hosts Elizabeth Economy, senior fellow for China studies at the Council for Foreign Relations, Rana Mitter, professor of mod ... Show More
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