The Intelligence: Independents day

Published: Jan. 15, 2024, 11:01 a.m.

Taiwan\u2019s election of William Lai Ching-te of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party is sure to annoy leaders in Beijing; we ask what to expect next. Britain\u2019s Post Office scandal simmered for two decades before a television series made it boil over (10:14). And what happens when climate change makes it too hot to work (17:44). 


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