Subject: Editors' Picks: How Beijing's efforts to counter Ottawa are backfiring, and how the Greek Orthodox Church found trouble in Bethlehem
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Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2019 15:59:35 -0600 (CST)

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EDITORS' PICKS

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01/07/2019

Welcome to Editors’ Picks, FP’s daily round-up.

Today, we look at how China’s efforts to outmaneuver the Canadian government by detaining Canadians at random is counterproductive, how the Greek Orthodox Church has embroiled itself in controversial land sales in the occupied West Bank, and how the brother of Paul Whelan, the American facing  accusations of espionage from Russia, is viewing his twin’s detention.

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FOUR PASSPORTS, FEW ANSWERS: In an exclusive interview, FP’s Amy Mackinnon spoke with Paul Whelan’s brother, David Whelan, who learned about his twin’s dishonorable discharge from the U.S. Marines via the media and is working to find more details on his brother’s activities and why they drew unwanted attention from Russian authorities.

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SNAKEBITES AND STIGMA: In Nepal, the traditional practice of exiling women when they get their periods was criminalized in 2018, but with steep barriers to enforcement, the new law is not doing enough, Sophie Cousins writes.

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TAIPEI IN THE FRAY: Despite a legacy of skillful diplomatic workarounds to avoid disaster, relations between China and Taiwan are still getting worse, Derek Grossman writes.

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BANKING ON BETHLEHEM: In the West Bank, controversial land sales by the Greek Orthodox Church have pitted foreign clergy against their Palestinian congregations, Dalia Hatuqa ‏writes.

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HOSTAGE DIPLOMACY: Detractors said that Huawei, a leading Chinese technology company, was an agent of the Chinese state. Beijing is showing that they have a point, Lynette Ong writes.

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