The Relationship Between China and America

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North Korea is currently in the midst of a food crisis. The country essentially sealed itself off when the pandemic started and that caused trade to drop. It's been so bad over the course of the pandemic that the regime actually drew attention to the food situation at several points.

On his visit to Beijing Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, has much to balance: his peacemaking ways, a more hawkish travel partner and the commercial interests of his delegation of business leaders. What will result? We ask what is being done to avoid a looming famine in North Korea. And why baseball is getting speedier and more action-packed this season.

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