The Economist Asia Edition – July 27, 2019

20 Asia The EconomistJuly 27th 2019 2 Senior members of Ms Tsai’s govern- ment joke that having no formal relations with America ...

The EconomistJuly 27th 2019 Asia 21 1 I n the end, the vote of no-confidence on July 23rd that brought down the govern- ment of ...

22 Asia The EconomistJuly 27th 2019 2 Banyan Who do they think they are? T he eyesof the world will be upon Japan next summer wh ...

TheEconomistJuly 27th 2019 23 1 N ot since the 1960s, when Mao’s Cultur- al Revolution spilled over into Hong Kong, triggering r ...

24 China The EconomistJuly 27th 2019 2 form. Neither demand is likely to be heed- ed. The central government has expressed stron ...

TheEconomistJuly 27th 2019 25 1 T wenty-fivecandidates are running for the Democratic Party’s nomination. Twenty of them will ta ...

26 United States The EconomistJuly 27th 2019 2 1 Democratic side will be winnowed down to a more manageable number. Yet although ...

The EconomistJuly 27th 2019 United States 27 2 A s hurricanes go, Barry hardly quali- fied for the title. Poorly organised and s ...

28 United States The EconomistJuly 27th 2019 P ramila jayapal, a congresswoman from Washington state, sees rapid change in Ameri ...

The EconomistJuly 27th 2019 United States 29 T he wildfireis half a mile away, with nothing between it and Tim Hatfield’s fireli ...

30 TheEconomistJuly 27th 2019 1 I f there isone thing voters wanted from Jair Bolsonaro when they elected him Brazil’s president ...

The EconomistJuly 27th 2019 The Americas 31 2 1 I t is a tricky time to be in the tourism business in Mexico. A record murder ra ...

32 The Americas The EconomistJuly 27th 2019 2 Bello The benefits of equidistance T o the outsiderLatin America has long appeared ...

TheEconomistJuly 27th 2019 33 1 C ompared withJebel Ali in Dubai, it feels like a sleepy Mediterranean har- bour. The port at Fu ...

34 Middle East & Africa The EconomistJuly 27th 2019 2 1 Iraq). The Houthis claim to have used long- range drones, which coul ...

The EconomistJuly 27th 2019 Middle East & Africa 35 2 First came theSidama, who number around5mandarethebiggestgroupinthe st ...

36 Middle East & Africa The EconomistJuly 27th 2019 F orget zanzibar, seasoned Africa hands will tell you. Lamu is the lovel ...

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The Economist is holding an essay competition for people aged 16 to 25. The question is: “What fundamental economic and politica ...

TheEconomistJuly 27th 2019 3 T hepeacearchattheborderbetweentheCanadianprovinceof BritishColumbiaandAmerica’sWashingtonstatebear ...