# It’s closer to Beijing than Washington – and residents of this Alaskan outpost are reeling from Trump’s policies

- Source: Guardian Business
- Published: 2026-10-31T16:00:47+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/oct/31/alaska-unalaska-fishing-trump
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/it-s-closer-to-beijing-than-washington-and-residents-of-this-alaskan-o-104109/

On the Bering Sea, Unalaska is the US’s most productive seafood port, employing thousands of workers. But Trump’s cuts, and his disastrous war with Iran, have caused chaos – and put Republican control of Congress at risk It was less than 17 hours until the start of Alaska’s lucrative Bering Sea crab season, and Oystein Lone was standing on a dock in the city of Unalaska, preparing to embark in rou

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