Many hands light of work: Chinas 170m migrant workers

Published: Feb. 19, 2020, 11:11 a.m.

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Strict controls meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus are affecting many of the country\\u2019s villages. Our correspondent visits migrant workers who are trapped and draining their savings. We look into why Boeing\\u2019s space-and-defence division, which used to prop up the commercial-aircraft side, is itself losing altitude. And why American politicians\\u2019 heights matter so much to their prospects.

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