by WorldTribune Staff, February 20, 2026 Real World News American media consumers deprived of relevant international news have taken note of the emergence of Japan’s first female prime minister but may not appreciate its geopolitical significance. “From the Japanese perspective, the U.S. became increasingly more ‘mercurial’ since the 9-11 terrorist attack on the World Trade […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 17, 2026 Real World News In Communist China, 2026 would normally have been the Year of the Horse. But, in the eyes of state media, this will not be a normal year for Xi Jin Ping and the nation currently coralled by his regime. China has declared “the Year of the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 8, 2026 Real World News Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling coalition defied powerful Chinese Communist Party influence networks in Japan and secured a remarkable supermajority victory in parliamentary’s elections on Sunday, winning more than 75% of the seats in the lower house. Takaichi’s move to call a snap only three months […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 4, 2026 Real World News For many years, Western mainstream media have portrayed communist China as a cordial “competitor” to the United States and not an adversary. Those opinion factories have “defaulted to a comfortable phrase: China is our greatest competitor. It sounds modern, measured, even sporting, like global affairs is […]
FPI / January 29, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Related: Central Military Commission reduced to 2, January 27, 2026 While the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) abhors transparency, it also jumps to use outsiders’ lack of knowledge to advance deception stratagems for purposes ranging from sowing confusion to masking preparations for aggression. Such a strategic perspective […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 27, 2026 Real World News Gen. Zhang Youxia, communist China’s top general and the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, has been removed from the post by Communist Party chief Xi Jinping, state media announced over the weekend. Zhang, 75, once considered one of Xi’s most-trusted military allies, was also […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 21, 2026 Real World News Han Duck-Soo, who served as prime minister during conservative South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol’s Administration, was sentenced on Wednesday to 23 years in prison on rebellion charges. Many others in the Yoon Administration are facing prosecution. Han, age 76, is the first official from the Yoon […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, January 15, 2026 Real World News In a legal assault on a political opponent that makes Jack Smith’s crusade against President Donald Trump look tame in comparison, special prosecutors appointed by leftist South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung want the death penalty for conservative former President Yoon Suk-Yeol. Lee was elected president […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 6, 2026 Real World News When you’re meeting with the head communist in charge, why not mark the occasion by snapping a selfie? That’s exactly what leftist South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung did in the presence of Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday. Lee was happy to […]
FPI / January 1, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) held two days of surprise large scale joint-force coercive military exercises surrounding Taiwan on Dec. 29, 2025 and Dec. 30, even though the PLA Eastern Theater Command on Dec. 28 had stated the exercises would […]
