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| Xi Jinping, Catalonia, North Korea: Your Friday Briefing | Xi Jinping, Catalonia, North Korea: Your Friday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • President Xi Jinping’s dominance has made it difficult to forecast who will be elevated to the Politburo next week at the culmination of the Chinese Communist Party congress. One likely candidate is Wang Yang, a Guangzhou official credited with fostering greener economic growth. | • President Xi Jinping’s dominance has made it difficult to forecast who will be elevated to the Politburo next week at the culmination of the Chinese Communist Party congress. One likely candidate is Wang Yang, a Guangzhou official credited with fostering greener economic growth. |
| He may also be a sign of a turn toward economic reform. China’s G.D.P. expanded by 6.8 percent in the third quarter, but debt has soared. | He may also be a sign of a turn toward economic reform. China’s G.D.P. expanded by 6.8 percent in the third quarter, but debt has soared. |
| We charted how Mr. Xi used key terms in his marathon opening address at the congress. And WeChat came up with an app to applaud him that’s been clapped a billion times so far. | We charted how Mr. Xi used key terms in his marathon opening address at the congress. And WeChat came up with an app to applaud him that’s been clapped a billion times so far. |
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| • Myanmar’s once-celebrated transition toward democracy is hardening into a democratic-authoritarian hybrid, our Interpreter columnists report, and governance often resembles mob rule. | • Myanmar’s once-celebrated transition toward democracy is hardening into a democratic-authoritarian hybrid, our Interpreter columnists report, and governance often resembles mob rule. |
| The country’s crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, meanwhile, continues to draw global condemnation as conditions deteriorate in overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh. | |
| For our South Asia bureau chief, the story of the Rohingya mother above was as painful to cover as genocide in Sudan and children being blown apart in Iraq. | For our South Asia bureau chief, the story of the Rohingya mother above was as painful to cover as genocide in Sudan and children being blown apart in Iraq. |
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| •The liberation of Syrian and Iraqi cities from the Islamic State came at a terrible cost. | •The liberation of Syrian and Iraqi cities from the Islamic State came at a terrible cost. |
| Drone footage and satellite images reveal mile after mile of damaged buildings, rubble-filled streets and destroyed landmarks. Above, what victory over ISIS looks like in Kobani, Syria. | Drone footage and satellite images reveal mile after mile of damaged buildings, rubble-filled streets and destroyed landmarks. Above, what victory over ISIS looks like in Kobani, Syria. |
| Our podcast “The Daily” examines an ominous question: Is the Islamic State losing its war, or starting a new one? | Our podcast “The Daily” examines an ominous question: Is the Islamic State losing its war, or starting a new one? |
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| • The Spanish government said it would convene an urgent cabinet meeting on Saturday and take emergency measures to halt Catalonia’s secessionist drive, after its leader made new warnings of independence. | |
| The latest salvo raises the possibility that Madrid could take over the economically vital region, which voted to secede in a referendum the central government deemed illegal. | The latest salvo raises the possibility that Madrid could take over the economically vital region, which voted to secede in a referendum the central government deemed illegal. |
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| • New Zealand‘s youngest prime minister in more than 150 years is preparing to take office. | |
| Jacinda Ardern, 37, will take over next week from Bill English, reversing the Labour Party’s long-flagging fortunes. | Jacinda Ardern, 37, will take over next week from Bill English, reversing the Labour Party’s long-flagging fortunes. |
| Unconventional and intensely focused, Ms. Ardern has defied the norms of New Zealand politics and says she wants to build an economy that works “for all New Zealanders” while protecting the environment. | Unconventional and intensely focused, Ms. Ardern has defied the norms of New Zealand politics and says she wants to build an economy that works “for all New Zealanders” while protecting the environment. |
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| • And a book battle is brewing in Australia. | • And a book battle is brewing in Australia. |
| Amazon, the mammoth online retailer, is moving in, and domestic booksellers are nervous. But disrupting Australians’ reading habits might not be so easy to do — they rejected Borders right into bankruptcy. | |
| And our latest Australia newsletter takes a look at live journalism, history and Taylor Mac, above, the celebrated American performance artist, who performed at the Melbourne Festival. | And our latest Australia newsletter takes a look at live journalism, history and Taylor Mac, above, the celebrated American performance artist, who performed at the Melbourne Festival. |
| • Kobe Steel stocks rebounded after Toyota, Honda and Mazda called its aluminum products safe, despite the scandal over its fabricated quality data. | • Kobe Steel stocks rebounded after Toyota, Honda and Mazda called its aluminum products safe, despite the scandal over its fabricated quality data. |
| • Nissan suspended production at all six of its domestic factories, acknowledging that uncertified technicians had conducted inspections even after a previous disclosure of the practice led to a recall of 1.2 million vehicles. | • Nissan suspended production at all six of its domestic factories, acknowledging that uncertified technicians had conducted inspections even after a previous disclosure of the practice led to a recall of 1.2 million vehicles. |
| • Qudian, an Alibaba-backed online lender, held up in trading a day after its $900 million Wall Street opening, the biggest I.P.O. in a new wave of Chinese fintech firms. | • Qudian, an Alibaba-backed online lender, held up in trading a day after its $900 million Wall Street opening, the biggest I.P.O. in a new wave of Chinese fintech firms. |
| • HNA Group, the Hainan-based giant that has drawn the scrutiny of Western regulators, is investing $7.5 billion to bring together its hospitality, aviation and financial sectors on a digital platform, HiApp, by the end of the year. | • HNA Group, the Hainan-based giant that has drawn the scrutiny of Western regulators, is investing $7.5 billion to bring together its hospitality, aviation and financial sectors on a digital platform, HiApp, by the end of the year. |
| • U.S. stocks were mixed. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. | • U.S. stocks were mixed. Here’s a snapshot of global markets. |
| • Diwali, the annual festival of light for Hindus, Sikhs and Jains, has been marked by a fierce debate over the Indian Supreme Court’s fireworks ban for air quality. Outraged critics compare it to banning Christmas trees. [BBC] | • Diwali, the annual festival of light for Hindus, Sikhs and Jains, has been marked by a fierce debate over the Indian Supreme Court’s fireworks ban for air quality. Outraged critics compare it to banning Christmas trees. [BBC] |
| • Pakistan’s ousted prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, was indicted on corruption charges stemming from revelations in the Panama Papers related to luxury property holdings in London. [The New York Times] | • Pakistan’s ousted prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, was indicted on corruption charges stemming from revelations in the Panama Papers related to luxury property holdings in London. [The New York Times] |
| • North Korea urged the Australian government to turn away from its alliance with the U.S. and President Trump in a recent letter. [SBS] | • North Korea urged the Australian government to turn away from its alliance with the U.S. and President Trump in a recent letter. [SBS] |
| • Australia’s debate over an assisted-dying bill grew more contentious after the health minister accidentally sent a text message with a profane reference to the official it was about. [The Age] | • Australia’s debate over an assisted-dying bill grew more contentious after the health minister accidentally sent a text message with a profane reference to the official it was about. [The Age] |
| • Typhoon Lan is gathering force east of the Philippines and could threaten Okinawa this weekend and more of Japan early next week. [The Weather Channel] | • Typhoon Lan is gathering force east of the Philippines and could threaten Okinawa this weekend and more of Japan early next week. [The Weather Channel] |
| • An entire Afghan Army unit was nearly wiped out in a Taliban attack that used an increasingly common tactic: ramming bomb-packed, captured vehicles into security compounds. [The New York Times] | • An entire Afghan Army unit was nearly wiped out in a Taliban attack that used an increasingly common tactic: ramming bomb-packed, captured vehicles into security compounds. [The New York Times] |
| • The Malaysian government picked a U.S. company that offered no-find, no-fee terms to start a new search for MH370. [ABC] | • The Malaysian government picked a U.S. company that offered no-find, no-fee terms to start a new search for MH370. [ABC] |
| Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. | Tips, both new and old, for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Here’s everything you need to know about having a microwedding. | • Here’s everything you need to know about having a microwedding. |
| • Recipe of the day: Lemon-spice cake is perfect for guests. | • Recipe of the day: Lemon-spice cake is perfect for guests. |
| • “M. Butterfly,” a play inspired by the historical story of a long affair between a French Embassy employee and a male Beijing opera singer who was also a spy, is being revived on Broadway. Five Asian-American actors and playwrights describe how David Henry Hwang’s play, rich with the complications of gender identities, geopolitics and race, changed them. | • “M. Butterfly,” a play inspired by the historical story of a long affair between a French Embassy employee and a male Beijing opera singer who was also a spy, is being revived on Broadway. Five Asian-American actors and playwrights describe how David Henry Hwang’s play, rich with the complications of gender identities, geopolitics and race, changed them. |
| • Our sister briefing, New York Today, interviewed two of the only 20 North Korean refugees to legally resettle in New York since 2001. They had lived in the same North Korean town, but had never met. | |
| • And our crossword editor, Will Shortz, reports from the 12th World Sudoku Championship, in Bangalore, India, where the Chinese team won and Japan took second. Full results and sample puzzles can be found here. | • And our crossword editor, Will Shortz, reports from the 12th World Sudoku Championship, in Bangalore, India, where the Chinese team won and Japan took second. Full results and sample puzzles can be found here. |
| “When something outrages you,” he wrote, “as Nazism did me, that is when you become a militant, strong and engaged.” | “When something outrages you,” he wrote, “as Nazism did me, that is when you become a militant, strong and engaged.” |
| Born on this day in 1917, Stéphane Hessel, a French Resistance hero and Holocaust survivor, became an unlikely publishing phenomenon in 2011 at the age of 93, topping best-seller lists with “Indignez-Vous!” | Born on this day in 1917, Stéphane Hessel, a French Resistance hero and Holocaust survivor, became an unlikely publishing phenomenon in 2011 at the age of 93, topping best-seller lists with “Indignez-Vous!” |
| At only about 4,000 words, “Indignez-Vous!” (“Time for Outrage!”) was more of a pamphlet. But it resonated with French readers who were gearing up for a presidential election, and those abroad who were protesting the eurozone crisis, participating in the Arab Spring uprisings and occupying Wall Street. | At only about 4,000 words, “Indignez-Vous!” (“Time for Outrage!”) was more of a pamphlet. But it resonated with French readers who were gearing up for a presidential election, and those abroad who were protesting the eurozone crisis, participating in the Arab Spring uprisings and occupying Wall Street. |
| Mr. Hessel, above, urged young people to revive the spirit of the resistance by peacefully protesting the financial markets, France’s treatment of illegal immigrants, the influence of the rich on the news media and Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. | |
| “Indignez-Vous!” sold more than three million copies in Europe in less than a year and was translated into more than a dozen languages. (The Nation magazine published the full text in English.) | “Indignez-Vous!” sold more than three million copies in Europe in less than a year and was translated into more than a dozen languages. (The Nation magazine published the full text in English.) |
| Mr. Hessel died in 2013, but his call to outrage endures: “You join the movement of history,” he wrote, “and the great current of history continues to flow only thanks to each and every one of us.” | Mr. Hessel died in 2013, but his call to outrage endures: “You join the movement of history,” he wrote, “and the great current of history continues to flow only thanks to each and every one of us.” |
| Inyoung Kang contributed reporting. | Inyoung Kang contributed reporting. |
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