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Trump is an ‘illusory giant,’ Trump goes easy on Asia leaders’ human rights records, Why the next major Middle East war will likely be in Lebanon, Is a fresh Rohingya exodus imminent?, US noninvolvement during invasion of Kurdish Iraq was a gift to Iran

Deutsche Welle / Bonn, GermanyTrump showed China he is an ‘illusory giant’

“It is rather unlikely that Chinese President Xi Jinping has ever read German children’s books,” writes Thomas Latschan. “But if he had, he would certainly know Mr. Tur Tur.... Mr. Tur Tur is an illusory giant: the farther away he is, the larger and more threatening he appears.... Seen from the perspective

The Independent / LondonToo flexible on human rights, Trump goes easy on Asia leadersThe Bangkok Post / Bangkok, ThailandWhy the next major Middle East war will likely be in LebanonThe Daily Star / Dhaka, BangladeshIs a fresh Rohingya exodus imminent?Al Jazeera / Doha, QatarUS noninvolvement during invasion of Kurdish Iraq was a gift to Iran

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