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My op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
October 15, 2019
China’s Techno-Kleptomania Beijing’s schemes imperil American companies and national security. It’ll take a huge effort to stop them. William J. Holstein Oct. 14, 2019 6:58 pm ET ILLUSTRATION: CHAD CROWE The news that the U.S. has arrested Peng Xuehua of Hayward, Calif., for allegedly funneling classified American secrets to China’s Ministry of State Security can’t […]
My appearance at Columbia
October 9, 2019
I was pleased to have the opportunity to talk today about The New Art of War today at Columbia University. One of America’s top China watchers, Andrew Nathan, was my moderator. The audience consisted of a large number of Chinese students, which led to some fascinating exchanges. One in particular: when I said Americans had […]
How Far Will President Trump Go in Wagging the Dog?
October 8, 2019
“Wag the Dog” was a 1997 film starring Robert DiNiro and Dustin Hoffman. A U.S. president is caught in a sex scandal only two weeks after taking office. The White House turns to DiNiro and Hoffman to create a foreign threat, in this case Albanians who are seeking to use nuclear weapons against the United […]
I talk about The New Art of War with China File
October 7, 2019
Here is a video of me talking with China File about Chinese government intrusions into American information systems, both by hacking and by planting spies. I heartily recommend it.
The U.S. Navy Gets Serious About China
September 26, 2019
At long last, perhaps five years too late, the U.S. Navy is getting serious about responding to the massive hacking effect that the Chinese government has launched against it. In effect, the Chinese have poured into the Navy’s business through channels and from directions that the Navy hasn’t been aware of or hasn’t been able […]
Waking Up to China’s Challenge Inside the United States
September 20, 2019
It’s mildly encouraging that the United States seems to have awoken to two aspects of China’s deep strategy inside the United States—the potential for wireless networks made by Huawei to serve as surveillance channels and the danger represented by allowing a Chinese state-owned railroad company to make subway cars—equipped with malware-loaded security cameras—for the Washington, […]
