Editor's Picks: November 13th 2023

编辑精选:2023年11月13日

Editor's Picks from The Economist

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2023-11-13

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A selection of four essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, our cover story in most of the world asks: how scary is China? Also, we investigate why sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in America (11:15). Our cover story in Europe and Britain ponders how artificial intelligence will transform fame (15:35). Plus, South Africa's spicy chicken wars (24:05). This is a subscriber-only episode. To listen sign up for a free trial of Economist Podcasts+ If you're already a subscriber to The Economist, you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription.
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  • It's Monday, November the 13th, 2023.

  • I'm Alice Su.

  • You'll usually find me hosting our podcast on China, Drum Tower.

  • This is Editor's Picks,

  • where we'll bring you four highlights from the economist, Red Allowed.

  • We had two very different cover stories around the world this week.

  • The first one was a fascinating special report assessing China's armed forces.

  • In our cover editorial,

  • we argue that America should take a measured view of China's military,

  • economic, and ideological strengths and its weaknesses.

  • The next article we picked for you comes from our United States section.

  • My colleagues investigated why sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in America.

  • Our third article this week is also our cover story in Britain and Europe.

  • It looks at how artificial intelligence, which can now write,

  • act, and sing, will transform fame.

  • The Omnistar is born.