Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the United States, Feb. 1, 2016. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
9. TRUMP WINS U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
In the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Nov. 8, Republican candidate Donald Trump defeated his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton to become the country's new president.
The chaotic presidential campaign revealed the grim reality of partisanship, political divide and racial tension in the country. The world is casting its eye on the future policies of the Trump administration.
