“The world has not stood up to China over the atrocities in Xinjiang”—the plight of Uighurs
Also on the daily podcast: economics faces up to its race problem and the pandemic inverts Scandinavian stereotypes
UNPARALLELED SURVEILLANCE, forced labour, even allegations of ethnic cleansing: atrocities in Xinjiang province carry on. Why are governments and businesses so loth to protest? The field of economics is, at last, facing up to its long-standing race problem. And how covid-19 is scrambling Scandinavians’ stereotypes about one another. Runtime: 23min
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