1China vs US: Competing interests, conflicting narratives The United States-China relationship is a complex one. Beneath the diplomatic niceties lies deep mutual suspicion – two governments fully engaged in a bigger battle of narratives. Contributors: Jiayang Fan – staff writer, The New Yorker Brian Hioe – editor, New Bloom Magazine James Palmer – deputy editor, Foreign Policy

2On our radar In the United Kingdom, the BBC is in a state of turmoil after a Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid alleged sexual misconduct involving one of the broadcaster’s most famous faces. Producer Flo Phillips reports on the saga that has seduced the British media.

3Kenya’s deadly televangelist The politics of prayer: Producer Nicholas Muihead travels to Kenya to ask how the authorities there plan to regulate the power of televangelism and prevent another “Shakahola Massacre”. Contributors: Ezra Chiloba – director general, Communications Authority of Kenya Reuben Kigake – broadcast journalist and musician Lee Scharnick-Udemans – senior researcher, Desmond Tutu Centre Rodgers Shibutse – victim’s son Joseph Yeri – journalist