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September 06 , 2016
  • Reuters: Breakingviews：Global leaders test limits of spreading wealth
    Reuters reports: "The world's political leaders have embraced a new buzzword: 'inclusion'. Presidents and prime ministers attending the Group of 20 meeting in China agreed on Sept. 5 that the fruits of economic growth need to be shared more fairly....The official communique issued by politicians from major developed and emerging economies made no mention of Donald Trump, and barely referred to Britain's recent decision to leave the European Union. Yet the fear of protectionism was unmistakable. The words 'inclusion' and 'inclusive' appeared 30 times in the 7,000-word statement. Two years ago, at the G20 summit in Brisbane, they merited just three mentions....The big question is whether greater redistribution can coexist with free trade and capital flows."
  • The Washington Post：The 'son of whore' story is about so much more than Duterte's dirty mouth
    The Washington Post comments: "Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is sorry he insulted President Obama — sort of.  He now 'regrets' that calling Obama 'son of a whore' caused so much controversy....The White House, however, remained a bit indifferent....[Security advisor Ben Rhodes] explained that the White House canceled the meeting because 'all we were going to discuss were a series of comments. Frankly that did not strike us as the most constructive way to conduct a bilateral meeting.'  But the story is about so much more than swear words — for two key reasons. First, this is about the drug war, not Duterte's language. When Duterte was running for office, he promised an all-out war on drugs. What he has delivered is a war on suspected drug users, dealers and their families. An estimated 2,400 people have been killed in two months....Second, U.S.-Philippine ties are no sideshow. Duterte may find it amusing to use an anti-gay slur to refer to the U.S. ambassador and to insult Obama's mother, but his comments play to a potent strain of anti-U.S. sentiment — sentiment that could shift the balance of power in the South China Sea." 
  • The Wall Street Journal：China's Subtle War Against U.S. Dignity
    The Wall Street Journal reports: "China, it turns out, didn't deliberately intend to snub President Obama, although the strained protocol when he landed in Hangzhou for a G-20 meeting of world leaders over the weekend made it look that way. 'This is our country! This is our airport!' an agitated Chinese official snapped at a White House aide in a tarmac row over arrangements for the traveling press corps after Air Force One touched down. China plays by its own rules nowadays, even on the simple matter of who should provide mobile stairs for the U.S. president's aircraft. A disagreement over whose set to use—America's or China's—forced Mr. Obama to exit from a lower door on folding steps. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman fumed at 'arrogant and opinionated' Western media for suggesting Beijing had deliberately tried to humiliate him." 
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