The enforcers of the hardliners\u2019 mores may have been disbanded; it is hard to know if the regime is bending to protesters or sowing confusion. Either way the disquiet looks set to continue. We take a look at China\u2019s widely watched nightly news and the narrative it hopes to promulgate. And why women are suddenly flooding into America\u2019s funeral-services industry. Help us make the show better: take our listener survey at http://economist.com/intelligencesurvey For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer