Your Wednesday Briefing

> Britain bids adieu to the Erasmus program. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P0R-aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjIxNzcyJmxheW91dD1tYXJxdWVlJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1NQkVfMjAyMDEyMzAmbGk9TUJFVwNueXRCCl_r-BfsX35_43RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAxMjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI1NTAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ4MDIyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpf6_gX7F9-f-N0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P0SyaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFXzIwMjAxMjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI1NTAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ4MDIyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpf6_gX7F9-f-N0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8yOS9icmllZmluZy9lcmFzbXVzLWNvdmlkLWNyb2F0aWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ka18yMDIwMTIzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00ODAyMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKX-v4F-xffn_jdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Wednesday, Dec 30, 2020 | [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8yOS9icmllZmluZy9lcmFzbXVzLWNvdmlkLWNyb2F0aWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfMjAyMDEyMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjU1MDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDgwMjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCl_r-BfsX35_43RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Supported by Good morning. We’re covering Britain’s departure from the Erasmus program, England’s high rate of hospitalization for the coronavirus and 13 dispatches from an unforgettable year. By Natasha Frost Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain said that the country would withdraw from the Erasmus student exchange program, citing its high costs. Pool photo by Paul Grover Britain bids adieu to a beloved education program Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to replace [the E.U.-wide Erasmus student exchange program with a national version](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYnJleGl0LWVyYXNtdXMtdWstZXUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMTIzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDgwMjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCl_r-BfsX35_43RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), but former participants and university officials say the decision is shortsighted. Once able to study and work anywhere in the European Union without a visa, young Britons will now be treated like people from any other country outside the bloc when it comes to applying for educational programs — or jobs. The withdrawal is also a blow for Britain’s vaunted universities, a powerful symbol of its soft power in Europe and around the world, and an important source of income for the country. In January, Mr. Johnson had said there was “no threat to the Erasmus scheme.” His announcement on Thursday sent shock waves through universities, angered diplomats and upset British students and professors who had benefited from the program. Quote: “There will be a relative loss of income for British universities, but from a diplomatic and ambassadorial point of view, the loss is invaluable,” said Sean Hand, the vice president in charge of Europe at the University of Warwick, the second-largest source of Erasmus students from Britain. A patient on a gurney is taken from an ambulance parked outside Guy's Hospital in London on Tuesday. Tolga Akmen/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Hospitalizations in England reach a new high Though nearly half of [England is under the nation’s strictest lockdown](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8xOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvY29yb25hdmlydXMtdWstbmV3LXZhcmlhbnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMTIzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDgwMjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCl_r-BfsX35_43RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) measures, the coronavirus is still spreading at an alarming rate. More than 20,000 people are hospitalized, more than at the peak of the pandemic in April. Scientists have said that a more [contagious variant](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8yMC9oZWFsdGgvY29yb25hdmlydXMtYnJpdGFpbi12YXJpYW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDEyMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjU1MDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ4MDIyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpf6_gX7F9-f-N0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of the virus is driving the increase in cases. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under pressure to impose another national lockdown and move students to remote learning. The government is scheduled to meet on Wednesday. The government said that it would rely on mass testing to keep the virus from spreading in schools, with help from 1,500 soldiers. Vaccines: About 200,000 people are getting their first shots of the [Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjAvaGVhbHRoL3BmaXplci1iaW9udGVjaC1jb3ZpZC0xOS12YWNjaW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDEyMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjU1MDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ4MDIyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpf6_gX7F9-f-N0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) every week. With the approval of an easier-to-distribute [vaccine from AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjAvaGVhbHRoL294Zm9yZC1hc3RyYXplbmVjYS1jb3ZpZC0xOS12YWNjaW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDEyMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjU1MDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ4MDIyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpf6_gX7F9-f-N0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) expected in coming days, the number of doses available will expand drastically. By the numbers: There were [53,135 new cases](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjAvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VuaXRlZC1raW5nZG9tLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWNhc2VzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDEyMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjU1MDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ4MDIyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpf6_gX7F9-f-N0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) reported in Britain on Tuesday, the highest figure yet on a single day. Here are [the latest updates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIwLzEyLzI5L3dvcmxkL2NvdmlkLTE5LWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLXVwZGF0ZXM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDEyMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjU1MDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ4MDIyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpf6_gX7F9-f-N0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and [maps of the pandemic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC93b3JsZC9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy1tYXBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDEyMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjU1MDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ4MDIyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpf6_gX7F9-f-N0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). In other developments: ■ After months of questions over the true scale of the coronavirus crisis in Russia, the state [statistical agency reported over 200,000 deaths](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWRlYXRoLXRvbGwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMTIzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDgwMjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCl_r-BfsX35_43RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) linked to Covid-19 — more than three times higher than official reports. ■ Local governments across China [plan to inoculate 50 million people](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8yOS9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy12YWNjaW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDEyMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjU1MDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ4MDIyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpf6_gX7F9-f-N0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) by early next year. But the vaccines have not officially been approved. ■ The pandemic has [caused the highest number of excess deaths](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P4RDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMC8xMi8yOS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC0xOS1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy11cGRhdGVzL3RoZS1uZXRoZXJsYW5kcy1zZWVzLWl0cy1oaWdoZXN0LW51bWJlci1vZi1leGNlc3MtZGVhdGhzLXNpbmNlLXdvcmxkLXdhci1paT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMTIzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDgwMjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCl_r-BfsX35_43RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in the Netherlands since World War II, the country’s national statistics bureau said on Tuesday. ■ Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, [blocked a vote on $2,000 stimulus checks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIwLzEyLzI5L3VzL2pvZS1iaWRlbi10cnVtcD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMTIzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDgwMjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCl_r-BfsX35_43RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), a major demand from President Trump. ■ Dozens of research papers published over the past few months have found that [people who carried a bigger load of the coronavirus became seriously ill](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P4Q_AWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2xpdmUvMjAyMC8xMi8yOS93b3JsZC9jb3ZpZC0xOS1jb3JvbmF2aXJ1cy11cGRhdGVzL2hvdy1tdWNoLWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLWEtcGVyc29uLWNhcnJpZXMtY291bGQtcHJlZGljdC1ob3ctc2ljay10aGV5bGwtZ2V0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAxMjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI1NTAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPXRvcE5ld3Mmc2VnbWVudF9pZD00ODAyMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKX-v4F-xffn_jdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) more often and were more likely to die, compared with those who carried much less virus. Workers clearing a building damaged in an earthquake in Petrinja, Croatia, on Tuesday. Antonio Bat/EPA, via Shutterstock A powerful earthquake shakes Croatia At least six people were killed, dozens were wounded and [several towns in central Croatia were left in ruins](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMi8yOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvY3JvYXRpYS1lYXJ0aHF1YWtlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfTUJFX3BfMjAyMDEyMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjU1MDMmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlY3Rpb249dG9wTmV3cyZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ4MDIyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpf6_gX7F9-f-N0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) after a [6.4-magnitude earthquake](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly9lYXJ0aHF1YWtlLnVzZ3MuZ292L2VhcnRocXVha2VzL2V2ZW50cGFnZS91czYwMDBkM3poL2V4ZWN1dGl2ZT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMTIzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj10b3BOZXdzJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDgwMjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCl_r-BfsX35_43RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) struck just after noon on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and Croatian officials. The full extent of casualties was not known, and as daylight faded, emergency crews, assisted by the military, searched the wreckage for survivors. Details: The quake’s epicenter was near the towns of Petrinja and Sisak, home to the region’s largest hospital, which has been rendered largely unusable because of damage. Although people injured in the quake were taken to the hospital to be evaluated, the government said it would evacuate the patients, including moving 40 coronavirus patients to other hospitals. Voices: “This is a catastrophe,” said Darinko Dumbovic, the mayor of Petrinja, a town of about 25,000 people. “My city is completely destroyed,” he said in an emotional telephone interview from the scene. If you have 20 minutes, this is worth it 13 dispatches from an unforgettable year Adam Dean for The New York Times Throughout 2020, our correspondents sent [dispatches](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3BvdGxpZ2h0L2Rpc3BhdGNoZXMtaW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9NQkVfcF8yMDIwMTIzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yNTUwMyZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VjdGlvbj1sb25nUmVhZCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ4MDIyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpf6_gX7F9-f-N0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) from some of the world’s most far-flung, hard-to-access and downright dangerous places, often battling travel restrictions to do so. (Above, monks in masks and face shields to protect them from the coronavirus receiving alms from local residents in Bangkok.) 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And now for the Back Story on … A landmark E.U.-China deal Beijing and Brussels are on the brink of an [agreement to roll back restrictions on investment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhzpz4P4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTIvMjMvYnVzaW5lc3MvY2hpbmEtZXVyb3BlYW4tdW5pb24tdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X01CRV9wXzIwMjAxMjMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTI1NTAzJm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWN0aW9uPWJhY2tTdG9yeSZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQ4MDIyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpf6_gX7F9-f-N0Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) — a deal that has been seven years in the making. Though a top priority for Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, it faces opposition in Europe. The incoming U.S. administration under Joe Biden also has reservations. We spoke with Jack Ewing, who has been reporting on the deal from Germany, about what it means. What is the gist of the deal, and what are its goals? The problem with investing in China has always been that you had to share technology; you had to operate through joint ventures with Chinese partners. There were a lot of rules. The Chinese government could sometimes tell you where to put your factories. This treaty lifts those restrictions and gives European companies the same freedom Chinese companies get in Europe. In what ways would this deal give Germany more control over its operations in China? The main thing is being freed from this joint venture requirement, which is that all foreign companies had to — if they wanted to work in China, they had to form a 50/50 venture with a Chinese company, which split the profits and had access to all of the technology. China has been moving cautiously away from that in the last couple of years, anyway. They allowed BMW to own a larger share of its joint venture. But critics in the E.U. argue that the deal takes away leverage needed to pressure China on human rights and other issues. I think the debate over the next couple days will be whether the agreement goes far enough to push China to end its labor abuses, its use of forced labor in some of the minority regions. The other element is that the U.S. and the E.U. together would have more leverage against China than either one of them alone. That’s it for this briefing. See you tomorrow. — Natasha Thank you Melina Delkic wrote today’s Back Story. Theodore Kim and Jahaan Singh provided the break from the news. You can reach the team at [briefing@nytimes.com](mailto:briefing+pm@nytimes.com?subject=Briefing%20Feedback&te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_MBE_p_20201230§ion=endNote). 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