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China Reform Monitor No. 1403

February 4, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

China's largest independent film festival shuts down;
Beijing releases hundreds of billions to stem economic downturn;
Despite push for more babies, China's birthrate continues to fall;
PLA reforms military enlistment policies;
China's space plan for 2020

China Reform Monitor No. 1402

February 3, 2020 Joshua Eisenman

Beijing lashes out at Tsai and countries that congratulated her;
European Parliament passes pro-Taiwan resolutions;
U.S. warships transits Taiwan Strait after vote;
Shanghai suspends Prague ties over sister-city agreement with Taipei;
China must "face reality" of Taiwan's independence: Tsai

Trump’s Plan Forces Palestinian Choices

January 31, 2020 Ilan I. Berman Al-Hurra Digital

It's your move, Mahmoud Abbas. That's the basic message behind the Trump administration's long-awaited "deal of the century," which was unveiled publicly on Tuesday at a joint press conference between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Washington needs to anticipate Iran’s next provocation

January 30, 2020 Lawrence J. Haas The Hill

Signs are mounting that in Tehran, which faces rising pressures at home and abroad, the country’s powerful hardline conservatives are circling the wagons, raising the odds of still more Iranian global provocations. The question is whether Washington — which continues to tighten the economic screws on Tehran — is ready for what might come next.