{"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/b0101b29-0aae-43b2-acd0-15246ed5fedf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Stumbling block: the battle over WeChat","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/62e286e0dc55dd001230b599.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>The Trump administration’s bid to block the Chinese app has been stymied—for now. The tussle reflects <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2020/08/13/donald-trump-has-caused-panic-among-millions-of-wechat-users?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a change</a> in how America does business, and how the internet itself may evolve. Migration in the Mediterranean is <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2020/09/12/the-number-of-migrants-arriving-in-italy-is-up-again?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">picking up again</a>; the pandemic is making it even more perilous and political. And Japan’s canned-coffee obsession <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2020/09/12/who-will-win-the-brewing-battle-between-japan-and-america?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">steams ahead</a> in foreign markets.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href=\"http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}