“The Eurasian Pole of Inaccessibility is a striking name for an absence. It is the point farthest from a sea or ocean on the planet. Located in China just east of the border with Kazakhstan, the pole gets you a good distance from harbors and coastlines — at least 1,550 miles in any direction — …
By Jack Nicas Jan. 28, 2019 , 567 c “SAN FRANCISCO — Despite a trade war between the United States and China and past admonishments from President Trump “to start building their damn computers and things in this country,” Apple is unlikely to bring its manufacturing closer to home. A tiny screw illustrates why. In 2012, Apple’s chief …
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By Pankaj Mishra Mr. Mishra is the author, most recently, of “Age of Anger: A History of the Present.” Jan. 17, 2019, 580 c Image Earl and Countess Mountbatten, behind naval and military members of the governor-general’s staff, walk down the steps of Government House in New Delhi, India, June 21, 1948.CreditCreditAssociated Press “Describing Britain’s calamitous exit …
Millions Rely on Their Water. Henry Fountain, a New York Times reporter, and Ben C. Solomon, a Times multimedia reporter, traveled to Kazakhstan to see the effects of climate change on mountain glaciers. Maps by Jeremy White.JAN. 16, 2019 “On a summer day in the mountains high above Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, the Tuyuksu glacier is melting …
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By Motoko Rich Jan. 8, 2019 “TOKYO — Carlos Ghosn and his lawyers are laying out the most comprehensive case yet for his innocence, nearly two months after his arrest shook the auto business and tarnished the reputation of an industry titan. Still, it may not be enough to free him from jail for months, …
By Amy Chozick and Motoko Rich Dec. 30, 2018, 89 cmments “Carlos Ghosn was tired. At 64 years old, the chairman of an auto empire that spanned several continents and included Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi wasn’t bouncing back from jet lag the way he used to. Melatonin wasn’t working anymore, and he had bouts of insomnia, phoning his children …
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America’s global dominance in technology requires fierce competition at home, not the coddling of monopolies. By Tim Wu Mr. Wu is a law professor who specializes in antitrust. Dec. 10, 2018, 69 Image CreditCreditAlex Merto “Over the last year or so, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and other American tech leaders have issued a stark warning to those …
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By Bret Stephens Opinion Columnist Nov. 29, 2018. 112 Sculptures on the campus of the Alibaba Group in Hangzhou, China.CreditCreditBryan Denton for The New York Times “In 2009, The Economist wrote about an up-and-coming global power: Brazil. Its economy, the magazine suggested, would soon overtake that of France or the U.K. as the world’s fifth largest. …
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By David E. Sanger and Steven Lee Myers Nov. 29, 2018 “WASHINGTON — Three years ago, President Barack Obama struck a deal with China that few thought was possible: President Xi Jinping agreed to end his nation’s yearslong practice of breaking into the computer systems of American companies, military contractors and government agencies to obtain designs, technology and …
By Megan Specia Nov. 21, 2018 阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版Leer en español How did China do it? When The New York Times set out to take a big-picture look at China, the what was obvious enough: Across the Pacific Ocean from the United States lies the world’s newest superpower, a rival to American interests both economic and political. …
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