China sets stage for Trump’s state visit amid all-out geostrategic conflict

China sets stage for Trump’s state visit amid all-out geostrategic conflict

by WorldTribune Staff, May 10, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Did China’s Xi Jinping have foreknowledge of the Covid pandemic that in 2019-2020 effectively sabotaged President Donald Trump’s first term? Such officially unanswered questions form the backdrop of this week’s state visit by the president in Beijing. Behind the ceremony and statements on May 14 […]

China to double size of its space station as ISS prepares to go commercial

China to double size of its space station as ISS prepares to go commercial

Special to WorldTribune, May 8, 2026 Real World News By Geostrategy-Direct, May 5, 2026 By Richard Fisher While the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is trying to extend the retirement schedule of the International Space Station (ISS) from 2030 to September 2032, China is confirming plans to double the size of its Tiangong small […]

Trump intensifies ‘Economic Fury’ against China and Iran

Trump intensifies ‘Economic Fury’ against China and Iran

Special to WorldTribune, April 29, 2026 Real World News By Geostrategy-Direct, April 28, 2026 By Richard Fisher New Trump Administration sanctions are designed to directly attack China’s economic support for the Iranian terror regime’s ability to build nuclear weapons, arm proxies to wage war against Israel and to launch thousands of missiles against the Gulf […]

U.S. applies pressure on China in key maritime straits before Xi summit

U.S. applies pressure on China in key maritime straits before Xi summit

Special to WorldTribune, April 23, 2026 Real World News By Geostrategy-Direct, April 21, 2026 By Richard Fisher As President Donald Trump approaches his May summit with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Secretary General Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader is likely acutely aware that for his second term, Trump is targeting key maritime straits to gain strategic […]

Report: Intel agencies suppressed CCP 2020 election operations against Trump, whistleblower says

Report: Intel agencies suppressed CCP 2020 election operations against Trump, whistleblower says

by WorldTribune Staff, April 21, 2026 Non-AI Real World News U.S. intelligence agencies suppressed information that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was running election interference operations against President Donald Trump in 2020, investigative reporter Catherine Herridge posted to X on Tuesday, citing a whistleblower’s complaint. “The CIA, then led by Director Gina Haspel, would not […]

Strait of Hormuz reopens as U.S. blockade of Iran goes global; Trump warns Israel; Oil prices drop

Strait of Hormuz reopens as U.S. blockade of Iran goes global; Trump warns Israel; Oil prices drop

by WorldTribune Staff, April 17, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Iran’s foreign minister announced on April 17 that the Strait of Hormuz is now “completely open” for all commercial ships — as President Trump announced that the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ships and ports would remain in place until Teheran signs an agreement ending […]

China’s Moon-bombing lander: Future U.S. lunar sites face threat

China’s Moon-bombing lander: Future U.S. lunar sites face threat

Special to WorldTribune, April 17, 2026 Real World News By Geostrategy-Direct, April 14, 2026 By Richard Fisher A recent Chinese engineering journal article provides more insights into China’s “Lanyue” manned Moon landing, which uses a specific Russian-inspired design that could in some circumstances prove hazardous to future residents of the lunar South Pole. This is […]

Trump-Xi deal? U.S. carrier thwarted attack by China-supplied anti-ship missiles

Trump-Xi deal? U.S. carrier thwarted attack by China-supplied anti-ship missiles

Special to WorldTribune, April 15, 2026 Real World News By Geostrategy-Direct, April 14, 2026 By Richard Fisher Amid numerous reports, and apparent government intelligence findings that China has recently supplied weapons to Iran and was on the verge of sending more, President Trump has engaged in a personal pressure campaign against China, for which he […]

‘Big, fat hug’: Trump tells world China is ‘very happy’ with U.S. blockade, won’t arm Iran

‘Big, fat hug’: Trump tells world China is ‘very happy’ with U.S. blockade, won’t arm Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, April 15, 2026 Non-AI Real World News How does a Chinese communist dictator cope with the rapid-fire social media output from his top enemy? China, which imports roughly 54% of its crude oil from the Middle East, is “very happy” with the U.S. naval blockade on Iran that has opened the Strait […]

Overlooked Pakistan pivots from CCP asset in Mideast to Iran War peace broker

Overlooked Pakistan pivots from CCP asset in Mideast to Iran War peace broker

by WorldTribune Staff, April 2, 2026 Non-AI Real World News China, which has a powerful hold on Pakistan, has written off warming U.S.-Pakistani ties brokered by President Donald Trump as “short term noise.” Others see Trump’s strategy as turning an overlooked Pakistan into a peace broker in the Iran War while at the same time […]

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