A smoky tea is fading in the West; in China, a better version survives
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Our weekly podcast on China. This week, why Winston Churchill’s favourite tea is going out of fashion
How an object made to sell tea, then used to promote gambling, finally became holy
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Also on the daily podcast: Who is leaving Britain and the last American cent
Young shoppers in particular are going gaga for Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa
The baijiu business is the latest to be struck by “involution”
