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Oct 2020

10m 4s

A new cold war, whiskey in days

Financial Times

About this episode

Tensions between Washington and Beijing reflect a shift in how America views Asia’s superpower. We'll look at how both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are handling China in the presidential campaign. Plus, why a Silicon Valley start-up has decided to disrupt whiskey.

How the US elite became hawks on Xi’s China

https://www.ft.com/content/75ce186e-41f7-4a9c-bff9-0f502c81e456

Silicon Valley start-up launches ‘Nespresso machine’ for whisky

https://www.ft.com/content/3926e3bf-352b-4c47-8acb-d9b47dfa11cb

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