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Shanghai crisis: street brawls, social media storm, global shipping slowed, Xi's political test

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The Turning Point of the China Epidemic

Last week we spoke about shanghai being at a turning point. This week, it's beginning to look more like a breaking point. In this episode, weare going back to shangai to hear from one of my colleagues for an date on life in the pussy district and how fear and anger is turning to protest and dissent. An economics professor from the shanghai branch of new york university will tell us what comes next for the world economy when the port no longer works full speed. And we're going to hear from a senior colleague of mine on the china desk the political impact of shanghai's ongoing crisis.

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