2025-11-28
28 分钟The Economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm your host, Jason Palmer.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
In Georgia, protests have now been aired for a full year, railing against the ruling party,
which has turned away from the EU and towards Russia.
Our correspondent returns,
speaking to weary, fearful protesters about what it'll take to tip the scales in their favor.
And in China, Nüshu translates as women's script.
It's an ancient language spoken, actually sung, only by women.
Our obituaries editor reflects on the life of He Yanxin, the last person to learn Nüshu naturally.
But first,
This morning, officials in Hong Kong updated the death toll from a fire that's consumed seven high-rise residential blocks.
As of Friday afternoon in the city, 128 people are known to have died.
Thousands more have been displaced, many sheltering in a local mall.
This 84-year-old man said the wind was so strong, one block by one block goes up in a flash.
As soon as one is finished burning, the next catches fire.
The blaze has at last been contained.
Public fear and outrage are far from it.
It's a tragedy that sparks lots of questions about the Hong Kong of today.