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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3134
  • 20 Oct 2025
  • 27 min

Beijing plans major policy shifts to boost slumping economy. Plus: a heist at the Louvre

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  • The Briefing
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3134
  • 27 min

China’s communist elites map out a political strategy to boost the nation’s ailing economy. Then: the latest following a daylight robbery of precious jewels from the Louvre. Plus: a round-up of this year’s Frieze London.

Host
  • Tom Edwards
Contributors
  • Christy O'Grady
  • Monica Lillis

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