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Like most countries, China has lots of online communities of unmarried men. But it has some unique problems, including a huge surplus of adult males, thanks to the one-child policy in place for some 35 years. Traditional patriarchal values remain much more deeply rooted than in the West. Here’s how China’s government and people are grappling with their version of the manosphere.
“Tell Donald Trump to go to hell,” Lindsey Graham said in 2015. On Sunday, Trump mourned the Republican senator’s unexpected death, calling him one of the “greatest people” he had ever known. Our correspondent explains how Graham traded many—but not all—of his pre-MAGA principles to become one of the president’s most loyal surrogates.
What to expect in the week ahead:
▸ The “coalition of the willing”—a multinational task force assembled by France and Britain to support Ukraine—will meet in Paris on Monday. Leaders from at least 25 countries are expected to attend. Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, wants to use the meeting to encourage allied operations against Russia’s shadow fleet.
▸ Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo publish their second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, followed by Morgan Stanley on Wednesday. America’s big banks are expected to report a bumper quarter, in part because of brisk trading during the Iran conflict and increased merger activity.
▸ Andy Burnham is expected to become Britain’s new prime minister on Friday. Out of 403 Labour Party MPs, 322 have formally backed his leadership bid. If no one else enters the contest, as expected, Mr Burnham will be declared Labour leader. Mr Burnham promises to be the “circuit-breaker” Britain needs, but his plans look a lot like those of the outgoing prime minister, Keir Starmer. |