The US 2025: a year of deep division chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-12-28 17:19

https://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202512/28/WS6950f634a310d6866eb30ce3.html As 2025 comes to a close, the United States faces deep and lasting political division. The Trump administration's tough immigration policies triggered nationwide mass protests, while the prolonged failure of the two parties to reach an agreement led to the longest government shutdown in US history. These developments highlight deeper, structural fractures within American society, with 80 percent of Americans viewing the opposing party as out of touch with reality.