The world’s newest petrostate heads to the polls

全球最新崛起的石油国家迈向选举投票站

FT News Briefing

2025-09-01

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The leaders of China and India met on Sunday amid trade tensions with the US, and Guyanese voters head to the polls today to chart a future for the world’s newest petrostate. Plus, the UK secures its largest ever warship deal with Norway, and AstraZeneca’s China division has recovered from a major scandal by pledging billions in new investment.  Mentioned in this podcast: Xi and Modi say they are ‘partners not rivals’ in bid to repair ties World’s newest petrostate heads for ‘mother of all elections’ UK secures largest ever warship deal from Norway AstraZeneca bounces back from scandal in China Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Persis Love, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Jean-Marc Eck and Peter Barber. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.  Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Good morning from the Financial Times.

  • Today is Monday, September 1st, and this is your FT News Briefing.

  • Beijing and New Delhi are continuing to build closer ties.

  • And Guyana heads to the polls for a high state selection.

  • Plus, drugmaker AstraZeneca is bouncing back after a scandal in China.

  • Really,

  • we've got a situation where AstraZeneca and the Chinese government's interests are aligned here.

  • I'm Persis Love, and here's the news you need to start your day.

  • China and India are, quote, partners, not rivals.

  • So said Chinese President Xi Jinping after meeting with his Indian counterpart,

  • Narendra Modi, on Sunday.

  • The pair spoke at a regional security summit in the Chinese city of Shenzhen.