Silent strike in Myanmar - a podcast by BBC World Service

Anti-coup activists have protested against Myanmar's leaders by enacting a silent strike. Many businesses were closed, streets have been empty, and we hear about the protesters' aims from activist Thinzar Shunlei Yi. And we explore the potential impact with Anna Plunkett, lecturer in International Relations at the Department of War Studies, King's College London. Also in the programme, US inflation rose to 6.8% in November, its fastest pace for almost 40 years. The BBC's Michelle Fleury reports from a food bank in Kentucky on how people are coping with the rapidly rising cost of living. This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of China becoming a member of the World Trade Organization. Stephen Vaughn was a US trade representative during the Trump administration, and he tells us why he thinks China's accession to the WTO came at an unfair cost to the American economy. Plus, the New York Met is to remove the Sackler name from its exhibition spaces, because of the family's ownership of Purdue Pharma, a drug company accused of helping fuel America's opioid crisis. We get reaction to the move from JJ Charlesworth, who is an editor of the magazine Art Review.

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