Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 4, 2019

Photo: China and the US announced a temporary trade truce following a G20 dinner. (Reuters: Kevin Lamarque)

Tasha Wibawa, ABC News Online: China-US in 'fully fledged Cold War' that's set to continue in 2019, analysts warn

Last year saw increased tension between two of the world's largest economies, the United States and China, that looks set to continue throughout 2019.

Under the leadership of US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, both countries have increasingly brushed aside global norms, making way for one of the largest 21st-century rivalries.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 4, 2019

Syria: Should We Stay or Should We Go Now? -- Peter Roff, Newsweek

Trump's instincts are correct on Syria, if not his haste -- Thomas Henriksen, The Hill

Can Taiwan stay independent from China? -- The Week

After 70 years China loses patience with Taiwan -- Jan van der Made, RFI

How worried should we be about China's economy? -- BBC

Trump and Kim ready to meet again, but what's changed this time? -- Josh Doyle, Al Jazeera

How Trump Solved the North Korea Crisis by Not Solving It -- Joshua Keating, Slate

Asia stumbles into year of the currency war -- William Pesek, Asia Times

Myanmar’s Rakhine torched anew by insurgent fire -- David Scott Mathieson, Asia Times

Paul Whelan: Is American held in Moscow really a US spy? -- Miodrag Soric, DW

Who's Who in Brazil's New Government -- Brendan O'Boyle, Americas Quarterly

Ethnic Politics, Oil, and Venezuela: Guyana at Risk -- Evan Ellis, Global Americans

Five foreign policy headlines you can expect to see in 2019 -- James Jay Carafano, FOX News

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