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China’s Other Virus Crisis Plus! Russia, After the Vote; Seeing Like a State; Iran's Alignment; Google and India; More... Byrne Hobart Jul 14 In this issue: China’s Other Virus Crisis Russia, After the Vote Seeing Like a State Iran’s Alignment Google and India Is Defense Defensive? Tech and Biotech China’s Other Virus Crisis Last week I mentioned that one bright spot in US exports to China is pork. It’s worth diving in: before Covid-19, China was dealing with another viral crisis: African Swine Fever. It’s an interesting case that illustrates a fundamental truth: theories are all well and good, but sometimes hard material constraints matter more. Specifically: pork is about 60% of Chinese meat consumption, and China consumes a little over half of the world’s pork. And, starting in mid-2018, an epidemic led to the culling of more than half of China’s pig population, or about a third of the world’s total.