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Asia

49 The Marcoses return

50 Koalas with chlamydia

51 Indian electricity

51 South Korea’s president

52 BanyanFood-price shocks

China

53 Chinese bases abroad

54 The elite and emigration

55 Morality councils

56 ChaguanChina’s vision

for global security

International

57 Press freedom in retreat

Business

60 China’s shrinking

big tech

62 Palm oil sizzles

62 Turkey v China in Africa

63 Unclogging supply chains

64 Bartleby Work from

anywhere

65 SchumpeterThe end of

Facebook?

Finance&economics

66 Treasury markets

67 Chinese sentiment

68 Russia’s economy

68 India’s largest ipo

69 euv Apple Pay

70 The crashing yen

70 Lebanese banks

71 ButtonwoodBond villains

72 Free exchangeElusive

flying cars

Science&technology

73 Wide-area motion

imagery

74 “Conscious” aircraft

75 Sheep, worms and bacteria

76 Grid stability

Culture

77 Bill Gates on pandemics

78 Home Entertainment

The idiocy of war

79 Shipping shenanigans

79 Japanese documentaries

80 Jennifer Egan’s new novel

81 Johnson Dangling

participles

Economic&financialindicators

84 Statistics on 42 economies

Graphicdetail

85 Religion is the best predictor of views on abortion

Obituary

86 Franz Mohr, piano tuner to the greats