{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/65df13808e58a6001778ff41?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Intelligence: If Beijing had a ballot","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1709118289479-ba6ff93b095b8c5e68c3fbbc4f2b2338.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Some within China might prefer another Donald Trump presidency while others might favour Joe Biden. On balance, though: from there, <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2024/02/20/how-scared-is-china-of-donald-trumps-return?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">neither option looks great</a>. We look at the steps toward the <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/02/07/the-first-endometriosis-drug-in-four-decades-is-on-the-horizon?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">first drug</a> in four decades to treat the debilitating disease of endometriosis (9:28). And as the word podcasting <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/culture/2024/02/22/podcasts-got-their-name-20-years-ago-this-month?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">turns 20</a> we reflect on a medium close to our hearts (17:51).&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>Get a world of insights for </em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>50% off—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48TlDbL-4vU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}