Commentaries, Analysis, and Editorials -- February 2, 2021

 

Joseph Bosco, The Hill: Beijing and Washington lay down 'red lines' — who will blink first? 

Communist China’s Global Times warned President Biden early last week that he “should make a significant response to China’s sincerity within his first 100 days, as the sincerity and patience will not last forever.” 

In fact, they lasted only days. By the end of the week, Beijing had laid down the law, so to speak, to the Biden administration. 

First was a speech billed as a “Dialogue with National Committee on U.S.-China Relations,” by Yang Jiechi, director of China’s Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs. 

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 Commentaries, Analysis, and Editorials -- February 2, 2021 

We need a 'Biden Doctrine' to resist the Chinese Communist Party -- Bradley A. Thayer and Lianchao Han, The Hill 

The Roots of Cultural Genocide in Xinjiang -- Sean Roberts, Foreign Affairs 

It's time to reduce the world's trade dependence on China -- Shin Oya, Japan Times 

EXPLAINER: How are the Myanmar protests being organized? -- Victoria Milko, AP 

Myanmar coup: What's in store for democracy in Southeast Asia? -- Emmy Sasipornkarn, DW 

Measure of the man who stole Myanmar’s democracy -- Dacid Scott Mathieson, Asia Times 

Myanmar Generals' Path to 'Eternal Peace' -- Robert Bociaga, The Diplomat 

The Oil Deal That Could Break Up Iraq -- Simon Watkins, OilPrice.com 

‘Shop on a full stomach’: Turkey is struggling with poverty and protests -- David Lepeska, The National 

Viewpoint: From Ethiopia's Tigray region to Yemen, the dilemma of declaring a famine -- Alex de Waal, BBC 

Russia rejects EU's olive branch -- Christian F. Trippe, DW 

Belarus: Protesters in for the long haul as standoff continues -- Nick Connolly, DW 

How Biden's Posturing In The Middle East Could Hurt America -- Cyril Widdershoven, OilPrice.com 

Trump will survive impeachment, again — then what? -- Keith Naughton, The Hill 

How Switzerland’s dispute with the EU over stocks prepared it for the pandemic -- Elliot Smith, CNBC 

Where Do Vaccine Doses Go, and Who Gets Them? The Algorithms Decide -- New York Times