Thursday linkage: Banks, Solomons, Japan, multilingualism and more

Australian troops are set to come home from the Solomon Islands next year. Is the mission accomplished? (Thanks Danielle.)
The era of growth miracles is over, says Dani Rodrik, because manufacturing is changing. The Economist collects opinion on this controversial op-ed.
Why China\'s currency is far from going global. A new Lowy Institute report from Alistair Thornton.
Debate over Hugh White\'s The China Choice is taking place here on The Interpreter and in The Diplomat.
\'I believe that good fluency in a second or third language significantly expands one\'s ability to see and understand and also articulate other points of view\', says Tyler Cowen.
US to send drones to Japan to monitor islands disputed between Beijing and Tokyo. (Thanks Malcolm.)
One is tempted to cheer patriotically at such news, but somehow that doesn\'t seem appropriate: Australia\'s banks are now worth more than Europe\'s. (Thanks Michael.)

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