P.M. Edition for Jan. 8. Two people are dead and thousands ordered to evacuate as multiple blazes in Los Angeles County push firefighting resources to their limits. WSJ reporter Sara Randazzo reports from Pasadena. And a prominent Chinese economist made comments about his country’s government last month, infuriating Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Chief China correspondent Lingling Wei tells us what this says about the state of the Chinese economy. Plus, with lots of office space sitting empty, Wall Street Journal reporter Peter Grant joins us to talk about the top-tier space in high demand. Alex Ossola hosts.

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