Monday, June 21, 2010

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- June 21, 2010

China's Currency Ploy -- Gordon G. Chang, The Daily Beast

Despite the signals coming from Beijing, don’t expect the yuan’s value to change much, says Gordon G. Chang. The Chinese are just hoping to deflect international pressure ahead of the G-20 and buy time for their exporters.

Today, equity markets in Asia opened higher, buoyed by Beijing’s surprise weekend announcements promising a flexible currency policy.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

China Overplays Taiwan Arms -- Richard Weitz, The Diplomat

The West counts its checkers while Iran plays nuclear chess -- Tony Karon, The National

The fantasy of an Iranian revolution
-- Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post

Saving Central Asia -- Paul Quinn-Judge, New York Times

Afghanistan’s new riches -- Huma Yusuf, DAWN

Israel and the Surrender of the West -- Shelby Steele, Wall Street Journal

Arrest of Suspected Mossad Agent Strains German-Israeli Relations -- Christoph Schult and Holger Stark, Spiegel Online

Obama's Muslim outreach fiasco -- Washington Times editorial

A Way to Rescue Greece -- Michael J. Strauss, New York Times

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