Civ Watch: Thursday Edition

Why Communist China’s Rise Will Be Short-Lived, & Its Fate Is Already Sealed – William Huang at Mercatornet
Elites Against Western Civilization – Joel Kotkin at City Journal
Trump Gave Turkey A Choice on Syria: Cooperate With US Or Risk Catastrophe – E. Davidson at the Federalist
Demographic Winter In Japan . . . & Beyond – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at The Stream
European Gloom – Theodore Dalrymple at City Journal
In Orbán’s Hungary, Christ is King – Fr. Benedict Kiely at Crisis Magazine
America’s Underpopulation Crisis: Not Having Enough Babies to Replace Our Population – J. Abbamonte at Life News
Turkey Begins Bombing Northeast Syria – Lara Seligman at Foreign Policy
Why Is Eastern Europe Silent On China? – Edward Lucas at CEPA
Silence Of The Chinese – Guy Sorman at City Journal
Syrian Christians Face New Threat From Turkey, Human Rights Group Warns – CNA via The Catholic World Report
Communist China’s Muslim Minority Banned From Using Their Own Language In Schools – C. Mortimer at Independent