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China is going after American firms to hit back at Donald Trump
Its investigation of Qualcomm may be the latest example
The US in brief: Media outlets refuse to surrender
Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter
Wrong side of the hack: cybercrime grows
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Confinement’s costs: the coming price of American protectionism
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
‘Your basis to live is checked at each and every step’: India’s ID system divides opinion
Keir Starmer is considering Aadhaar as model for UK, but detractors warn of ‘digital coercion’ and security breachesIt is often difficult for people in India to remember life before Aadhaar....
Fighting flares in Gaza as Donald Trump says “The war is over”
Clashes between Hamas and armed gangs threaten his peace plan
The new war on drugs
Bringing tactics from the war on terror to America’s backyard
Consequences be damned. China loves its own economic model
Foreign concerns about a deluge of Chinese goods fall on deaf ears in Beijing
Joel Mokyr deserves his Nobel prize
The Nobel committee is belatedly recognising economic history
Can AI replace junior workers?
The effect is still hard to spot in official data. But a study of 300,000 companies suggests where hiring is weakening
Never mind America’s real economy. Its deal economy is booming
Donald Trump has unleashed an M&A bonanza
The World Conker Championships fosters a quirky English tradition
But a once-ubiquitous autumnal playground pastime is dying out