Editor’s Picks: March 27th 2023

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, we explore&nbsp;<a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/03/23/the-world-according-to-xi?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the world according to XI</a>. Also, we look at the <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/03/22/central-banks-face-an-excruciating-trade-off?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">excruciating trade-off central bankers face </a>(09:56) and <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/03/23/editing-roald-dahl-for-sensitivity-was-sillyutm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">why editing Roald Dahl for sensitivity was silly </a>&nbsp;(17:28).</p><br><p>Please subscribe to <em>The Economist</em> for full access to print, digital and audio editions:</p><p><a href="http://www.economist.com/podcastoffer?utm_campaign=editors-picks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/podcastoffer</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>