Corbyn prepares to govern Britain How match-fixing poisons sport Catalonia’s destructive referendum If tech firms were sewage works SEPTEMBER 23RD–29TH 2017 Does China play fair? Contents The Economist September 23rd 2017 5 8 The world this week Asia 33 Politics in Pakistan Leaders Dynast v gynaecologist 11 Global economy 34 Defining Hinduism The China challenge Sect drive 12 Online regulation 36 Gay marriage in Australia Limited liability Don’t call it a plebiscite 12 A crisis in Spain 36 Gay-bashing in Indonesia The Catalan question Looking for shelter 14 Corruption in sport 37 Tajikistan Corbyn in control The Labour Fixing the fixers Beardless and jobless Party is on track to rule 16 British politics 38 Banyan Pristine New Zealand Britain. But who rules Labour? The likely lad Leader, page16. Six months On the cover ago the opposition was in a Commercial competition Letters China battle for survival. Now it has from China will only get its sights set on Downing 19 On hurricanes, Brexit, 39 Fertility and migration fiercer. That calls for cool Street, page 50 Turkey, Richard Posner, Ups and downs heads and wise policies: Myanmar, diamonds leader, page11. A new generation of Chinese Middle East and Africa entrepreneurs will have a Briefing 41 The future of Kurdistan powerful worldwide impact, 20 Innovation in China In a terrible state page 20. The government The next wave 42 Saudi Arabia’s crackdown sets its sights on dominance The prickly prince in new industries, page 65 United States 42 Protests in Togo To go or not to go 23 The Democrats The Economist online Left, behind 44 North Korea and Africa Rocket Man’s rhino horn Daily analysis and opinion to 25 Obamacare repeal Not dead yet supplement the print edition, plus The Catalan question audio and video, and a daily chart 25 POTUS at the UN Europe Economist.com It requires a better answer Lupine 45 Spain than an unconstitutional E-mail: newsletters and 26 Newark’s rebound The clash in Catalonia independence referendum: mobile edition Baraka on a roll 46 Germany leader, page12. 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But the calling forMr Morales to resign court did not say there had and congress to clean house. The government ofIceland been widespread rigging or collapsed after the prime that the president was The army’s new front minister was accused oftrying culpable. Facing brickbats fornot to cover up a letter written by speaking out against the ethnic his father supporting the civil An Egyptian court sentenced cleansing ofMuslim rights ofa notorious pae- 43 people to life in prison after Rohingyas by Myanmar’s dophile.