Monday, August 16, 2010

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 16, 2010

The Lujiazui Financial Area in Shanghai. China has begun to reshape the way the global economy functions. Aly Song/Reuters

China Passes Japan As Second-Largest Economy -- David Barboza, New York Times

SHANGHAI — After three decades of spectacular growth, China passed Japan in the second quarter to become the world’s second-largest economy behind the United States, according to government figures released early Monday.

The milestone, though anticipated for some time, is the most striking evidence yet that China’s ascendance is for real and that the rest of the world will have to reckon with a new economic superpower.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

China’s Greedy ‘Communists’
-- Minxim Pei, The Diplomat

The spark rises in the east: China's science revolution. -- Michael Brooks, New Statesman

Bomb Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Reactor? The endgame may be coming soon. -- Michael Anton, Weekly Standard

Obama’s Indecision and the Iranian Bomb -- Ron Radosh, Pajamas Media

Petraeus' Thankless Task -- Reihan Salam, Daily Beast

Should Republicans Surrender the War at Ground Zero? -- Andrew Thomas, American Thinker

Obama's battles in Asia -- Chan Akya, Asia Times

Old Europe’s Old Recipe for a Very Modern Failure -- Vodka Pundit

Floods in Pakistan, drought in Russia and a global wake-up call -- Telegraph editorial

The Re-Hollowing of the U.S. Military -- Arthur Herman, Commentary Magazine

As Gates Era Ends, U.S. Looks Weaker -- IBDeditorials

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