Kirk's killing could signal US descent into political violence By Zhang Guoqing | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2025-09-18 07:42

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202509/18/WS68cb476ba3108622abca1619.html The assassination of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of US President Donald Trump, has shocked the United States to its core. For days, every major US media outlet has been consumed by the assassination — and by the same three words: division, polarization, violence.