The mainstream media has invested heavily in electing Donald Trump in 2024, and they have done everything in their power to ignore the fact that the candidate is suffering from cognitive and physical decline while being historically unpopular with voters. PoliticusUSA crosses the mainstream media agenda to provide 100% independent news and opinions. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Trump’s attempt to rig the midterm elections through gerrymandering in the middle of the decade still relied on the assumption that the 2026 elections would be close, but Democrats’ outperformance in the special election indicates that voters are angry and want change.This…
Author: Frank M. Everett
On May 7, in a historic verdict, Peter Wai and Bill Yuen were found guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service under the UK’s national security law. Their beliefs send an unambiguous message: the transnational repression carried out by the Chinese Communist Party has no place on British soil. Remarkably, on the same day, the United States and Norway also delivered this message. The fact that three liberal democracies acted in a single day against Beijing’s long arm was not coordinated – but perhaps it should have been. Peter Wai, director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO)…
The Philippines is actively upgrading its facilities on two islands it controls in the disputed Spratly chain in the South China Sea, satellite images reviewed by Radio Free Asia have revealed.The expansion of the airstrip on Thitu Island and the port on Nanshan Island aims to strengthen Manila’s physical presence in the Spratlys in response to recent Chinese escalations in the Spratly archipelago, a scattering of hundreds of small islands, atolls and reefs claimed by many different countries, experts said.Philippines-Thitu-Island-infrastructure-Expansion Track expansion on Thitu Island has been actively underway since early last year. (FR) Once completed, Manila will have better…
As US President Donald Trump’s planned visit approaches, Washington and Beijing are discussing a new China-US Trade Council. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer have suggested the creation of a body that would define what the two countries can trade without crossing national security red lines. This seems reasonable, but it is dangerously incomplete. The real problem is the lack of procedures to prevent ordinary trade conflicts from escalating into geopolitical clashes. A board that merely approves some transactions and prohibits others would quickly become another arena for political theater. Its real goal should be…
The sudden increase in demand for Chinese fighter jets after the May 2025 aerial clash between India and Pakistan is a lesson in how modern weapons are sold. For years, Chinese fighter jets have been seen by many buyers as cheaper alternatives to Western or Russian platforms. This perception changed after Pakistan used Chinese-made J-10C fighters in combat and claimed to have shot down several Indian jets, including a French-made Rafale. Reuters reported that U.S. officials believed a Chinese-made Pakistani plane had shot down at least two Indian military planes, while another analysis from Reuters said the destruction of a…
Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD recently released its first quarter earnings report for 2026, which triggered a strong market reaction: BYD experienced its slowest quarterly performance in six years. Its profits fell 55 percent year-on-year to 4.1 billion yuan, while revenue fell 12 percent to 150 billion yuan, accompanied by a 30 percent drop in vehicle deliveries. In recent years, China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) sector has seen an influx of new entrants, such as Xiaomi and Geely. As a relentless and escalating price war persists, BYD’s market dominance is emblematic of the industry. Indeed, its rise and fall is…
Pakistan is quietly accelerating the pace of its space ambitions. On April 22, two Pakistani men – Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daudboth pilots in the Pakistani Air Force, were selected for training in Beijing, an important step in the scientific history of their country. The two aspiring astronauts undergo extensive training at the China Astronaut Center; one of them will be the first Pakistani astronaut to go to space on an official mission and the first foreign national to board China’s Tiangong space station. The Tiangong is China’s response to the International Space Station after the United States blocked…
From April 20 to 23, President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa paid a state visit to Kazakhstan, the first by a Mongolian head of state in two decades. He signed more than a dozen intergovernmental agreements with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, addressed the Astana Regional Ecological Summit alongside leaders of the Central Asian and Caucasian republics, and returned home with Kazakhstan’s highest civilian honor, the Order of Altyn Qyran. As a former Mongolian ambassador and a member of the delegation that accompanied him, I saw something bigger taking shape over those four days. Mongolia’s foreign policy is no longer organized around two neighbors and…
With his victories in the recent state legislative elections in West Bengal And AssameseThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), or its alliance partners, are in power in all five Indian states sharing a border with Bangladesh. This should make New Delhi’s task of implementing its Bangladesh policy a breeze, since it will no longer attract opposition from state governments. However, this does not necessarily mean a reset in India-Bangladesh relations. In fact, a harsh, poorly managed policy lacking nuance could further alienate Dhaka, thereby discouraging its current drive to repair ties with India. The new Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Dhaka…
In 2021, after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Pakistan was sidelined in major international capitals and seen as a desperate country, struggling with political and economic instability and a growing wave of terrorism. The country survived thanks to loans from the International Monetary Fund and friendly countries. However, in a remarkable turnaround, the country has regained its strategic and diplomatic relevance due to rapidly changing geopolitical dynamics in West Asia. This is primarily due to a fundamental shift in the perception of Pakistan in West Asia following the May 2025 military conflict with India. Until then, Pakistan’s partners in West…