Unsafe as houses? Evergrande and Chinas big plans

Published: Dec. 10, 2021, 11:11 a.m.

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The wildly indebted property firm has defaulted at last. That poses big risks as China\\u2019s leadership works to refashion financial markets and draw in foreign investors. We visit the world\\u2019s largest lithium reserves, asking why Bolivia has not yet made the most of them\\u2014and whether it still might. And the Chopin concert aimed at calming Poland\\u2019s refugee tensions.

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