Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 27, 2019

Analysts believe the next phase of China-US relations will be vastly different from the past 40 years. (ABC News: Jarrod Fankhauser)

Christina Zhou, ABC News Online: US-China tensions escalating as the countries mark 40 years of 'normalised' relations

You might've expected celebrations this year to mark 40 years since the US and China "normalised" relations.

These kind of anniversaries are usually met with fanfare — a high-profile state visit, a joint communique.

Instead, Beijing and Washington traded threats in a bruising trade war and navigated a stoush over Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies.

The superpowers are locked in an escalating rivalry, with the tech sector a pawn in their quest for global influence. Even if a trade deal eventuates, it's unlikely to be a circuit-breaker in the tensions that analysts are calling "the new normal".

But 40 years ago, it was a different story.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 27, 2019

Trade war: will China use ‘nuclear option’ of banning rare earth exports to US? -- Chad Bray, SCMP

Jaw-Jaw: Melanie Hart on Finding Common Ground, While Competing with China -- Melanie Hart and Brad Carson, War On The Rocks

Trump in Japan: Pomp and tense circumstance -- Jill Colvin and Darlene Seperville, AP

In Japan, Trump leaves allies, enemies and staff guessing -- AFP

Trump's 'Emergency' to Justify Saudi Arms Sales -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg View

India shuns Iranian oil as Modi claims victory -- Alison Tahmizian Meuse, Asia Times

Modi’s Message Was Simple: Hindus First -- Snigdha Poonam, Foreign Policy

The evidence we were never meant to see about the Douma ‘gas’ attack -- Robert Fisk, The Independent

Sudan, Algeria, Libya: new Arab spring stalls as Trump looks away -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian

Beware of Arab anger -- Ramzy Baroud, Al Jazeera

Gabon timber scandal: How 300 containers of kevazingo went missing -- Louise Dewast BBC

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Pro-EU parties suffer but hang on as turnout surges -- David M. Herszenhorn, Politico

The grave mistake that has killed Theresa May’s Brexit deal -- James Forsyth, The Spectator

I Wrote to John Walker Lindh. He Wrote Back. -- Graeme Wood, Defense One

From Trade Wars to World War III -- Joel Weickgenant, RCW (Podcast)