2025-07-07
21 分钟The Economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm Jason Palmer.
And I'm Rosie Bloor.
Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
China's purveyors of booze are falling on harder times as sales keep slipping.
In part, it's a story we see elsewhere, with the younger generation being much drier.
But there's more to it.
The Chinese Communist Party wants its members to sober up too.
And John Robbins was born into the Baskin-Robbins family and invited to try new ice cream flavors for breakfast.
His response?
To spurn dairy and meat and spent his life campaigning for healthier lifestyles.
Our Obituaries editor remembers him.
But first…
Representatives from Israel and Hamas are currently trying to negotiate a new ceasefire deal for Gaza.
The first day of talks via mediators in Qatar yesterday did not end in a deal.
But today there will be a key meeting between Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump.
The US president is keen to see a resolution.
The question is whether, after months of impasse and the failure of the last ceasefire to stick,
Donald Trump can really force an agreement through.