# ![@dennisw5 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1662396324.png) @dennisw5 Dennis Wilder偉德寧

Dennis Wilder偉德寧 posts on X about china, in the, beijing, taiwan the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"This is the best compilation of the coup rumors circulating among the Chinese diaspora. Who knows if it has any truth but it would make a great Amazon miniseries. Hollywood are you listening Democracy activist leader Sheng Xue posted on social media revealing a conversation with her friend Mr. X from inside the Great Firewall of mainland China where Mr. X disclosed: Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli planned to move against Xi Jinping and capture him on the evening of January [--] [----] Beijing time when Xi Jinping was set to stay at the Jingxi Hotel in Beijing. For the past few years he has been"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2015460995133567185)  2026-01-25T16:25Z 10K followers, 423.6K engagements


"A very diplomatic response by our Ambassador in Beijing to the ongoing military purge. Well done. The top US diplomat in China said Chinese President Xi Jinpings purge of his most senior general is driven by his effort to both secure total control of his military and root out corruption. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-27/us-envoy-says-xi-seeks-total-control-of-military-with-purgesutm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2016076937534353834)  2026-01-27T09:12Z 10K followers, 12.1K engagements


"Dennis Wilder a senior fellow at Georgetown University and a former senior CIA analyst said a power struggle was a more likely explanation than corruption. The purge isnt about corruption it isnt about leaking secrets it is about a general that became too powerful he said. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/26/china-top-general-zhang-youxia-power-struggle-corruptionCMP=share_btn_url https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/26/china-top-general-zhang-youxia-power-struggle-corruptionCMP=share_btn_url"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2016083327506170352)  2026-01-27T09:38Z 10K followers, 79.2K engagements


"This and Xiaomi's new EV plant near Beijing are doing nothing to help China's youth unemployment issues. Hmmmm Hmmmm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2016091395954512112)  2026-01-27T10:10Z 10K followers, 10.1K engagements


"This bear close attention. Xi Jinping could lash out militarily at the Philippines in the SCS just to prove Chinese military effectiveness remains undiminished. Philippines tells Beijing it is alarmed over escalating verbal tussle in South China Sea dispute https://apnews.com/article/philippines-beijing-south-china-sea-disputes-dac69e3e7159dc3672879feeee87de5dutm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share https://apnews.com/article/philippines-beijing-south-china-sea-disputes-dac69e3e7159dc3672879feeee87de5dutm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2016135977786380486)  2026-01-27T13:07Z 10K followers, [----] engagements


"Money spent very quickly on the military corrupts very quickly said Dennis Wilder a senior fellow at Georgetown University and former U.S. intelligence officer. Decades of spending increases have helped China build one of the worlds most substantial militaries. But the chief victim of the buildup so far has been Chinas own elite. via @WSJ https://www.wsj.com/world/china/rapid-buildup-of-chinese-military-fuels-corruption-scandals-2ca8a132st=MoVRQf https://www.wsj.com/world/china/rapid-buildup-of-chinese-military-fuels-corruption-scandals-2ca8a132st=MoVRQf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2016169628389560425)  2026-01-27T15:21Z 10K followers, 41K engagements


"I'm surprised Beijing treated him with such disrespect. Was Ambassador Zheng Zeguang unavailable President Trump visiting the Forbidden City received a personal tour from President Xi. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was merely given a low level interpreter to accompany him. Keir Starmer is being mocked in China and Britain for the insult delivered by China. https://t.co/FyEZpnAZ2q President Trump visiting the Forbidden City received a personal tour from President Xi. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was merely given a low level interpreter to accompany him. Keir Starmer is being"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2017434245937897790)  2026-01-31T03:06Z 10K followers, 10.1K engagements


"Perhaps Han Shengyan the AF officer who was prominent at the last military parade is a good candidate. He is a decorated pilot who led the flight formation over Tiananmen at the last big military parade. He may also turn to Zhou Hongxu the head of the Central Guard Bureau. He clearly had faith in him as he is the man who reportedly arrested Zhang Youxia. He is a ground force commander who has deep experience leading troops. 3/ https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017957692518658337 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017957692518658337"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2017957692518658337)  2026-02-01T13:46Z 10K followers, [----] engagements


"So Trump's "weakness" is to blame for Xi's actions against Zhang Youxia Perhaps you could back that up with some hard fact. Otherwise its wild speculation. Amazing how CNN always finds a way to blame Trump. Last weekend Chinese leader Xi Jinping shocked the world by ousting his top military general. What does this mean for the country's military preparedness and for the future of Taiwan I asked a former senior CIA analyst & the CEO of China Strategies Group Christopher Johnson: https://t.co/sJlbUosIX6 Last weekend Chinese leader Xi Jinping shocked the world by ousting his top military"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2018125548094939395)  2026-02-02T00:53Z 10K followers, [----] engagements


"I reject the argument that President Trump has driven Moscow and Beijing into each other's arms. But there is no question that the Sino-Russian relationship has deepened significantly in the past two years. Could Greenland and Iran have been factors in latest China-Russia talks via @scmpnews https://sc.mp/0w7zqutm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=3342142&utm_medium=share_widget https://sc.mp/0w7zqutm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=3342142&utm_medium=share_widget"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2018678782324830512)  2026-02-03T13:31Z 10K followers, [----] engagements


"A very knowledgeable academic told me that Xi Jinping focuses on [----] because he believes he will still be China's supreme leader then. If you do the math he will be [--] a year younger than Mao when he died and Mao didn't have modern healthcare. For Xi the [----] milestone overrides the messy realities of household wealth or property stability. The 5% target is used to defend the superiority of the Chinese model even as the gap between state mandate and economic gravity widens into a canyon. https://t.co/aR19Ca8xWS https://t.co/7XPHszIflG For Xi the [----] milestone overrides the messy realities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2018709138767843794)  2026-02-03T15:32Z 10K followers, [----] engagements


"There is a lot here. But I still ask why humiliate Zhang. Why not just retire him Seems Xi Jinping needs to prove his strength to the military and the rest of the leadership. Recent PLA Daily reporting on Zhang Youxias purge has prompted me to revisit the issue in a follow-up analysis just published in @ChinaBriefJT Notes at @JamestownTweets. These materials largely align with my observations and inferences from my January [--] analysis linking https://t.co/bwoK85Sp2z Recent PLA Daily reporting on Zhang Youxias purge has prompted me to revisit the issue in a follow-up analysis just published in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2018773535091503371)  2026-02-03T19:48Z 10K followers, 10.6K engagements


"I joined this panel discussion where someone clearly representing Beijing's party line attempted to claim that there is nothing abnormal about this situation. We will see more and more of this from Beijing's factotums. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=lp5EB_SSEm0&authuser=0 https://www.youtube.com/watchv=lp5EB_SSEm0&authuser=0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2018996533648298424)  2026-02-04T10:34Z 10K followers, 14.1K engagements


"The Purge of Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli: Why and Whats Next for Chinas Military https://thediplomat.com/2026/01/the-purge-of-zhang-youxia-and-liu-zhenli-why-and-whats-next-for-chinas-military/ https://thediplomat.com/2026/01/the-purge-of-zhang-youxia-and-liu-zhenli-why-and-whats-next-for-chinas-military/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2019415004798476699)  2026-02-05T14:17Z 10K followers, [----] engagements


"@dp270 I don't think you understand what China was like during the height of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2019415222197362778)  2026-02-05T14:18Z 10K followers, [----] engagements


"This analysis is not credible. If a decision to buy [---] hugely expensive stealth bombers is based on the premise that in a Taiwan conflict the US will conduct bombing raids deep into mainland China then I've got a bridge in Brooklyn for you The U.S. Air Force Might Need [---] B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers https://t.co/FPGHug3WWq The U.S. Air Force Might Need [---] B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers https://t.co/FPGHug3WWq"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2019696835791909338)  2026-02-06T08:57Z 10K followers, [----] engagements


"I recognize this will sound self-serving from a CIA officer who never served in the ODNI but I have always questioned this knee jerk reaction to the problems of 9/11. I think the question has been answered overtime as to whether the "juice has been worth the squeeze." Tulsi Gabbard is showing why her job shouldnt exist https://wapo.st/4rGBR1P https://wapo.st/4rGBR1P"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2020080338228101286)  2026-02-07T10:20Z 10K followers, [----] engagements


"I congratulate PM Takaichi's unprecedented election victory. This was done despite Beijing's attempts to belittle her and coerce through economic sanctions Japanese voters. They were not intimidated. Xi faces a dilemma after Japan PM Takaichi wins a historic mandate for a more assertive foreign policy https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/xi-faces-dilemma-over-japan-after-takaichi-wins-historic-mandateutm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2021111909513109730)  2026-02-10T06:40Z 10.1K followers, [----] engagements


"This looks like a significant upgrade to US-Taiwan defense coordination. I don't recall anything like this in Taiwan since Nixon withdrew US forces from the island. Taiwan launches firepower hub with US as PLA pressure intensifies via @scmpnews https://sc.mp/xufklutm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=3341291&utm_medium=share_widget https://sc.mp/xufklutm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=3341291&utm_medium=share_widget"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2016130792154415588)  2026-01-27T12:46Z 10.1K followers, 32.9K engagements


"This is an excellent analysis by two of my former CIA partners in crime. The money line for me "But cutting this deeply into his own network to excise the rot in the PLA does not indicate that Xi is distracted from the possibility of military conflict over Taiwan. Instead it shows just how serious he is about ensuring that the military is ready for such an unwelcome eventuality." Xi the Destroyer via @ForeignAffairs https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/xi-destroyer https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/xi-destroyer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2018338116394721675)  2026-02-02T14:58Z 10.1K followers, 68.4K engagements


"I share the authors hope for a strategic reset between Washington and Beijing. But it cannot come at the expense of our tried-and-true Indo-Pacific allies. The shot at Japan in this article is unworthy. America and China at the Edge of Ruin via @ForeignAffairs https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/america-and-china-edge-ruin-lampton-jisi https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/america-and-china-edge-ruin-lampton-jisi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2021925903039635895)  2026-02-12T12:34Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"@moling Let me reassure you. I have been to China (including the least developed provinces) many times since my first trip in 1984"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2022491621657580025)  2026-02-14T02:02Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"In the days when giants roamed the earth (during the Cultural Revolution) the CIA had a Pekingology team that read the tea leaves with amazing depth and creativity. CIA officers in Hong Kong would go to the fish markets every day. This was not because they loved the fish but because the fish (caught across the border) was wrapped in the People's Daily. China was so closed it was the only way to get that day's edition of the paper. Elite politics in the country never renowned for their clarity have grown more opaque under Xi Jinping. To decode Chinas governance analysts are dusting off old"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2019350745238126696)  2026-02-05T10:01Z 10.3K followers, 194.6K engagements


"https://uschinadialogue.georgetown.edu/podcasts/the-state-of-china-s-military https://uschinadialogue.georgetown.edu/podcasts/the-state-of-china-s-military"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2021677111539372396)  2026-02-11T20:05Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Can Beijing be any more explicit that it wants to deal with Trump--and only Trump--on US-China relations Jameson Greer take note. Heads-of-state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable strategic guiding role in China-U.S. relations Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular news briefing on Thursday https://t.co/czJzKWmRA4 https://t.co/2dy2OGKZYo Heads-of-state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable strategic guiding role in China-U.S. relations Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular news briefing on Thursday https://t.co/czJzKWmRA4 https://t.co/2dy2OGKZYo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2021891898378760584)  2026-02-12T10:19Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"I really love folks who go to Beijing stay in five-star hotels for a few nights get wined and dined get shown the same Xiaomi factory and the robotics center that everyone sees and declare that China is "winning." Gotta hand it to the Chinese Potemkin village propaganda remains alive and well. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022263401804701768 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022263401804701768"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2022263401804701768)  2026-02-13T10:55Z 10.3K followers, 11.4K engagements


"I really love folks who go to Beijing stay in five-star hotels for a few nights get wined and dined get shown the same Xiaomi factory and the robotics center that everyone sees and declare that China is "winning." Gotta hand it to the Chinese Potemkin village propaganda remains alive and well. A must-read article. https://t.co/tqV3KW0uuq A must-read article. https://t.co/tqV3KW0uuq"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2022263655539102031)  2026-02-13T10:56Z 10.3K followers, 620.1K engagements


"@nathanking Probably true. But how many China watchers in the West get beyond Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou and Hong Kong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2022288778799313019)  2026-02-13T12:36Z 10.3K followers, 27K engagements


"Another indicator of how eager President Trump is for a productive summit in April. Exclusive: Trump pauses China tech bans ahead of Xi summit https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-china-trade-detente-fuels-mothballing-key-china-tech-curbs-2026-02-12/ https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-china-trade-detente-fuels-mothballing-key-china-tech-curbs-2026-02-12/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/2022493405679620297)  2026-02-14T02:09Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Check out my PBSC prediction roster: Xi Jinping Chen Min'er Han Zheng Li Qiang Hu Chunhua Ding Xuexiang Chen Xi @MacroPoloChina https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-committee/selection-2022/the-selectorate/ https://macropolo.org/digital-projects/the-committee/selection-2022/the-selectorate/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1569874550384431106)  2022-09-14T02:23Z 10.3K followers, [--] engagements


"China Daily doubles down on its balloon denials"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1624008124674846720)  2023-02-10T11:31Z 10.3K followers, 14.8K engagements


"China's top diplomat in Washington "We sincerely hope that the United States will work with China and not allow a wandering balloon to lead the bilateral relationship astray." https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/17/chinese-embassy-balloon-bilateral-relations/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/17/chinese-embassy-balloon-bilateral-relations/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1626915624680148992)  2023-02-18T12:04Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"So Beijing ignores Zelensky's request for contact but invites Lukashenko Not a good look. At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko will pay a state visit to China from February [--] to March [--] Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Sat. https://t.co/5RAqS1zcfH At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko will pay a state visit to China from February [--] to March [--] Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Sat. https://t.co/5RAqS1zcfH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1629548823604240385)  2023-02-25T18:28Z 10.3K followers, 23.2K engagements


"Secretary Blinken needs to reschedule his trip to Beijing and Beijing needs to send Ambassador Xie Feng to Washington ASAP. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-china-plunge-further-into-a-spiral-of-hostilities-b9e539c0 https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-china-plunge-further-into-a-spiral-of-hostilities-b9e539c0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1633427243098570752)  2023-03-08T11:19Z 10.3K followers, 77.3K engagements


"Kevin Rudd's analysis of Beijing's perspective on Ukraine and Russia is spot on. My only quibble is that he says the Soviets had [--] divisions on the Chinese border--actually in [----] it had almost twice as many [--] divisions. How does Putin's war on Ukraine look to Beijing strategically How can we keep the US-China relationship from becoming even more dangerous Part [--] of my conversation with former Australian PM @MrKRudd who is set to become Canberra's next ambassador to Washington: https://t.co/QdriMxUeiY How does Putin's war on Ukraine look to Beijing strategically How can we keep the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1635271247969026048)  2023-03-13T13:27Z 10.3K followers, 23.4K engagements


"Im finding this latest meme very overstated. Xi sees Putin as a reliable partner in the existential struggle with the US not as a vassal or subordinate. Xi-Putin talks highlight Russias role as junior partner to China https://t.co/Lzn4AeOkWG Xi-Putin talks highlight Russias role as junior partner to China https://t.co/Lzn4AeOkWG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1638111201040138247)  2023-03-21T09:31Z 10.3K followers, 53.1K engagements


"Its outrageous that these kinds of documents would be shared with an insignificant national guard unit said Dennis Wilder former senior editor of the Presidents Daily Brief. This is a real Pentagon problem. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-13/us-left-red-faced-over-21-year-old-s-alleged-tie-to-secrets-leaksrnd=premium https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-13/us-left-red-faced-over-21-year-old-s-alleged-tie-to-secrets-leaksrnd=premium"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1646660682778042370)  2023-04-13T23:44Z 10.3K followers, 21.4K engagements


"So much for Chinese "neutrality" on Ukraine. Oh and where exactly does the Xi-Zelensky phone call stand https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-18/china-s-defense-minister-lauds-putin-for-promoting-world-peace https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-18/china-s-defense-minister-lauds-putin-for-promoting-world-peace"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1648279316294148097)  2023-04-18T10:56Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Finally sanity from DoD Clear effort by Aquilino and others at DoD to tamp down some of the speculation that has come from other brass. https://t.co/5dFwrTFuIG Clear effort by Aquilino and others at DoD to tamp down some of the speculation that has come from other brass. https://t.co/5dFwrTFuIG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1648448304412508164)  2023-04-18T22:07Z 10.3K followers, 11.4K engagements


"Perhaps Beijing should have thought about this before militarizing its artificial islands in the SCS. Its pretty clear who began the military buildup. China lashes out against US-Philippines alliance https://t.co/uPkaWe1aGi China lashes out against US-Philippines alliance https://t.co/uPkaWe1aGi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1649773267299848192)  2023-04-22T13:52Z 10.3K followers, 24.3K engagements


""Beijing will probably try to excuse the tardiness of the ceremony by claiming that zero COVID had made it difficult. But no other U.S. ambassador has ever been treated as just another member of the diplomatic corps" according to Wilder https://www.voanews.com/a/china-accepts-us-envoy-s-credentials-more-than-a-year-after-his-arrival/7066503.html https://www.voanews.com/a/china-accepts-us-envoy-s-credentials-more-than-a-year-after-his-arrival/7066503.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1651179956494295042)  2023-04-26T11:02Z 10.3K followers, 10.5K engagements


"A good analytic assessment of China's first aircraft carriers. US is far and away ahead of China in this category of weapons. Beijing's carriers wouldn't last long in a conflict--unless they stayed in their home ports. China's aircraft carriers play 'theatrical' role but pose little threat yet https://t.co/bVuQTwCSLU China's aircraft carriers play 'theatrical' role but pose little threat yet https://t.co/bVuQTwCSLU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1654603106695430147)  2023-05-05T21:44Z 10.3K followers, 20.2K engagements


"The US position on this is very shortsighted. The Chinese defense minister will be in office for the next five years and it is highly unlikely that those in the PLA below him will be allowed to engage their US counterparts unless his sanctions are waived. SCOOP China tells US little prospect of US & Chinese defence ministers meeting at @IISS_org Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore while US keeps sanctions on Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu. Latest obstacle to high-level #USChina engagement https://t.co/98c0iNXqqH SCOOP China tells US little prospect of US & Chinese defence ministers meeting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1656438562450030594)  2023-05-10T23:18Z 10.3K followers, 88.1K engagements


"I'm not sure that this needs to be framed simply as an issue of competition with Beijing. Even if China did not exist we would be in dire need of immigration reform that allows us to keep the best and brightest graduates of the academy here. https://www.axios.com/2023/05/15/science-tech-stem-china-immigration https://www.axios.com/2023/05/15/science-tech-stem-china-immigration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1658285366913138689)  2023-05-16T01:36Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Superb analysis. It shows that this story is far more complex than a simple attack on foreign firms. There is a large warning to Chinese citizens not to commit "espionage." The best profile yet of Capvision its backers and the crackdown that threatens the company by @GradyMcGregor and @NorthropKatrina https://t.co/HNvCrjux1B The best profile yet of Capvision its backers and the crackdown that threatens the company by @GradyMcGregor and @NorthropKatrina https://t.co/HNvCrjux1B"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1660794781159809025)  2023-05-22T23:48Z 10.3K followers, 12.1K engagements


"Today's event sponsored by @CSIS was terrific. It was a delight to hear former NSA Steve Hadley's perspective on US-China and US-Russia relations. His book will become essential reading in many IR courses. https://www.csis.org/events/hand-evolution-us-policy-asia https://www.csis.org/events/hand-evolution-us-policy-asia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1661117769260081164)  2023-05-23T21:11Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


""Home-made" is not exactly a complete description. Many of the most important systems aboard (like the avionics and engines) come from Western countries with a lot more experience in modern commercial jets. The maiden commercial flight of home-made C919 lands at Beijing Capital international Airport welcomed by a watergate ceremony. https://t.co/eZ5k8GwgMI The maiden commercial flight of home-made C919 lands at Beijing Capital international Airport welcomed by a watergate ceremony. https://t.co/eZ5k8GwgMI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1662774589456359426)  2023-05-28T10:55Z 10.3K followers, 578.3K engagements


"I do feel I need to ask the question. If the US Secretary of Defense was under sanctions from the Chinese would he accept a request for a meeting with the MND https://www.ft.com/content/9d1caf2d-b1b8-4ba9-b5d8-c87d9f38278c https://www.ft.com/content/9d1caf2d-b1b8-4ba9-b5d8-c87d9f38278c"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1663345458989735936)  2023-05-30T00:43Z 10.3K followers, 263.4K engagements


"This style of unsafe intercept called a thumping manuever is of the same nature as the intercept that caused the fatal crash of an F-8 and a US EP-3 on [--] April [----] forcing the US pilot and his crew down on Hainan Island. We are courting disaster. https://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/3410337/usindopacom-statement-on-unprofessional-intercept-of-us-aircraft-over-south-chi/ https://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/3410337/usindopacom-statement-on-unprofessional-intercept-of-us-aircraft-over-south-chi/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1663674104170332162)  2023-05-30T22:29Z 10.3K followers, 13.8K engagements


"Outstanding analysis by @FT of the dramatic changes in US alliance architecture in the Indo-Pacific. The only unanswered question--how does India fit into all of this Or does it Watch the Modi visit closely for clues. https://www.ft.com/content/38c13dc2-c2bb-4f56-807a-554310fae483 https://www.ft.com/content/38c13dc2-c2bb-4f56-807a-554310fae483"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1667501148641669120)  2023-06-10T11:57Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The fact that Biden called Xi a dictator so soon after the Blinken visit will not go down well in Beijingsaid Dennis Wilder former deputy assistant director for East Asia and the Pacific at the CIA. Biden needs to be told that Xi does not take personal slights well. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-21/biden-s-dictator-xi-riff-undercuts-painstaking-china-diplomacysrnd=premium https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-21/biden-s-dictator-xi-riff-undercuts-painstaking-china-diplomacysrnd=premium"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1671629641738584066)  2023-06-21T21:22Z 10.3K followers, 21.1K engagements


"This is a very welcomed development from the US and European point of view. Liu He has huge credibility in Washington and elsewhere. Xi Jinping is smart to keep him as an economic advisor. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3225060/elder-liu-he-remains-chinas-economic-guide-including-us-strategy https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3225060/elder-liu-he-remains-chinas-economic-guide-including-us-strategy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1672180481931067393)  2023-06-23T09:51Z 10.3K followers, 11.8K engagements


"Polytechnologies has a long history of clandestine arms sales and deliveries. As the article says it is not a rogue company but state-owned and tightly controlled by Beijing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/business/economy/china-russia-ammunition.htmlsmid=nytcore-android-share https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/business/economy/china-russia-ammunition.htmlsmid=nytcore-android-share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1672211894784933889)  2023-06-23T11:55Z 10.3K followers, 11.8K engagements


"I suspect the biggest "lesson" Beijing will draw from the dramatic events in Russia is a smug sense of self-satifaction that it has correctly analyzed the factors that can endanger autocratic regimes and acted accordingly. https://www.ft.com/content/c770a16e-0823-4206-8b23-f8bebfa5e6cb https://www.ft.com/content/c770a16e-0823-4206-8b23-f8bebfa5e6cb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1672914136781533184)  2023-06-25T10:26Z 10.3K followers, 59.4K engagements


"Cheng LI has set a standard for rigorous and accurate study of Chinese domestic politics that will be sorely missed here in Washington. I am saddened that anti-Chinese sentiment was part of his experience"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1675093634159452160)  2023-07-01T10:46Z 10.3K followers, 40.4K engagements


"My lake house is all dressed up and ready for the Fourth of July She is an 1890s Victorian"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1675829071794634752)  2023-07-03T11:29Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"All I have to say is this is one of the most astounding racist baiting statements I have seen from a Chinese "diplomat" in a long time. Shameful. Europeans and Americans can't distinguish between Chinese Japanese and South Korean individuals. No matter how much we dye our hair yellow or how sharp we make our noses we can't become Westerners. We should always remember our roots. Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi emphasized https://t.co/DpkRv8ISrQ Europeans and Americans can't distinguish between Chinese Japanese and South Korean individuals. No matter how much we dye our hair yellow or how sharp"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1676167620519763968)  2023-07-04T09:54Z 10.3K followers, 219.3K engagements


"A very sensible opinion piece by long-time US China scholar Wu Xinbo. #Opinion: Can we shape a new framework for China-US relationship It is desirable and to some extent feasible. China and the US should not only show each other about their attitude toward the current international order but also reassure the international community in general https://t.co/f3SAjwnupi #Opinion: Can we shape a new framework for China-US relationship It is desirable and to some extent feasible. China and the US should not only show each other about their attitude toward the current international order but also"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1676563155835650048)  2023-07-05T12:06Z 10.3K followers, 10.7K engagements


"He is the epitome of a Xi Jinping protg said Wilder. This means that He Lifeng knows Xi Jinping's mind better than just about anyone else including Premier Li Qiang. He is an ultimate insider and an ultimate loyalist." https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/07/08/yellen-beijing-meeting-he-lifeng/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/07/08/yellen-beijing-meeting-he-lifeng/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1677661273079644162)  2023-07-08T12:49Z 10.3K followers, 15.3K engagements


"Wang Yi is the safest choice possible. Well known around the world he will project continuity in Chinese foreign policy. Xi needs to reassure the globe that there is no deep problem in the Chinese leadership. That Qin Gang's problems are personal not national. #QinGang has just been ousted as foreign minister. Replaced by Wang Yi who was previously foreign minister. #QinGang has just been ousted as foreign minister. Replaced by Wang Yi who was previously foreign minister"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1683803027713449987)  2023-07-25T11:35Z 10.3K followers, 63.6K engagements


"Qin Gang's demise reminds me of the demise of Marshal Peng Dehuai under Mao in [----]. Ten Marshalls became nine marshals as Mao erased Peng from the record--including all paintings and photos. Deng Xiaoping rehabilitated Peng's memory in the 1980s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1684080867558436869)  2023-07-26T05:59Z 10.3K followers, 57.2K engagements


"We are missing something here. Russia sends its Defense Minister but China only sends a Politburo member and a lowly one-star PLA general. Yet China lost [------] soldiers in the conflict. Seems DPRK-China relations may not be all that warm. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3229299/us-china-relations-fray-expect-more-shows-china-north-korea-unity-analysts-say https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3229299/us-china-relations-fray-expect-more-shows-china-north-korea-unity-analysts-say"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1685819724326649858)  2023-07-31T01:08Z 10.3K followers, 34.8K engagements


"Very interesting scoop. A statement of mutual defense by Japan and South Korea would be a historic breakthrough--a new Camp David accord. US Japan & South Korea considering setting up a three-way hotline. US Japan & South Korea considering setting up a three-way hotline"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1686328975822352384)  2023-08-01T10:52Z 10.3K followers, 13.5K engagements


"This insightful article in the @TheEconomist calls into question whether the PLA can achieve Xi's goal of being ready for a conflict with Taiwan by [----]. If the Rocket Force leadership was this corrupt what about the other services https://www.economist.com/china/2023/08/03/what-to-make-of-a-surprise-shake-up-in-chinas-nuclear-force https://www.economist.com/china/2023/08/03/what-to-make-of-a-surprise-shake-up-in-chinas-nuclear-force"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1688138380322668545)  2023-08-06T10:42Z 10.3K followers, 44.7K engagements


"Having had custody of trilateral relations in GW Bush's second term I find the meeting at Camp David mind blowing. We could barely get South Korean and Japanese leaders to meet with us in the same room. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-first-camp-david-summit-looks-to-align-allies-facing-china-threat-89626785 https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-first-camp-david-summit-looks-to-align-allies-facing-china-threat-89626785"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1691393333237530624)  2023-08-15T10:16Z 10.3K followers, 599.4K engagements


"China has done a magnificent job bringing Japan and South Korea closer together said Dennis Wilder a former top CIA China expert now at Georgetown University. You couldnt write a movie script as good as this. https://www.ft.com/content/1817f3e4-9da7-4336-867a-8746899985fd https://www.ft.com/content/1817f3e4-9da7-4336-867a-8746899985fd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1691942561215029559)  2023-08-16T22:38Z 10.3K followers, 44.9K engagements


"I'm not an economist and I don't pretend to know much about the intricacies of the Chinese economy. But Nick Lardy is someone whose views I have held in high regard for decades. Definitely worth a read. https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/how-serious-chinas-economic-slowdown https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/how-serious-chinas-economic-slowdown"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1692457653102854605)  2023-08-18T08:45Z 10.3K followers, 16K engagements


"A rather defensive op-ed today from Amb Xie Feng. China is sounding less than self-assured about the state of the economy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/30/china-ambassador-economy-status/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/30/china-ambassador-economy-status/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1697916495056040389)  2023-09-02T10:16Z 10.3K followers, 11.7K engagements


"On the morning of 9/11 we were rushed out of CIA Headquarters because of concerns that one of the planes was coming in our direction. As I left the building I saw Steve Kappas a senior Directorate of Operations officer. I went up to him and asked who did this With a steely anger in his voice he looked at me and simply said "bin Laden." As a China officer I frankly did not recognize the name but like so many of us I would subsequently learn more than I wanted to know about al-Qaeda"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1701214535556669878)  2023-09-11T12:42Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"At the invitation of @GUAlumni Beijing club I participated in a dialogue with Professor Wang Wen of Renmin University. This article does a surprisingly accurate job of conveying our points of view. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202309/1297548.shtml https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202309/1297548.shtml"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1703027683003596951)  2023-09-16T12:46Z 10.3K followers, 10.3K engagements


"This story appeared above the fold today in the People's Daily. To me it's a clear indicator from Xi Jinping that he wants the bilateral in San Fransico in November. There is a long history of this kind of subtle signaling. https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202309/19/WS6509bdcba310d2dce4bb691a.html https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202309/19/WS6509bdcba310d2dce4bb691a.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1704439822050275424)  2023-09-20T10:18Z 10.3K followers, 63.7K engagements


"My friend Michael Kovrig is using his three years of arbitrary detention in a Chinese prison to unify nations in confronting hostage diplomacy. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-michael-kovrig-urges-unity-against-hostage-diplomacy-as-canada-helps/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-michael-kovrig-urges-unity-against-hostage-diplomacy-as-canada-helps/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1705384030500425907)  2023-09-23T00:50Z 10.3K followers, 19.1K engagements


"Beijing has always been something of a free rider in the Middle East because unlike the US it plays no role as a security guarantor. Xi Jinping can call for a cease-fire and peace talks without having to put any skin in the game. Chinas special envoy arrived in Dubai on Thursday but as a senior Israeli official put it his job is to broadcast China's narrative to the world. His job is not to try to put an end to this war or to make some kind of mediation between the parties.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1715318877620490636)  2023-10-20T10:47Z 10.3K followers, 100.1K engagements


"China is becoming a closed society again. The "reform and opening up" philosophy of the Deng era is dying. US consultancy Gallup withdraws from China https://t.co/lSvrRQYDZa US consultancy Gallup withdraws from China https://t.co/lSvrRQYDZa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1720757488163639674)  2023-11-04T10:58Z 10.3K followers, 41.8K engagements


"This is terrific news The US academic world has not paid sufficient attention to Southeast Asia. This is a big step forward. BREAKING: Georgetown University will open a new satellite campus in Jakarta Indonesia the first American university to do so Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced while speaking to campus community members in Gaston Hall. BREAKING: Georgetown University will open a new satellite campus in Jakarta Indonesia the first American university to do so Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced while speaking to campus community members in Gaston Hall"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1724267619530789098)  2023-11-14T03:26Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"I continue to be amazed that the US Intelligence Community has not issued an assessment of the surveillance capabilities found in the wreckage of the spy balloon. I would have thought that the US Congress would demand this. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/secret-us-effort-track-hide-surveil-chinese-spy-balloon-rcna130991 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/secret-us-effort-track-hide-surveil-chinese-spy-balloon-rcna130991"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1738540317467431058)  2023-12-23T12:41Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"@FT @RobinBHarding This article is almost sycophantic. Huawei is not some innocent bystander who has gotten caught in a gang shooting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1740039189775950271)  2023-12-27T15:57Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"This assessment has profound implications for PLA readiness and overall capabilities. Nuclear ICBMs intended to protect the nation from the greatest threat cannot be launched. What do you do with [---] new silos that are construction nightmares Xi is still in charge but this has to be damaging to his seemingly supreme power. NEW: US intelligence indicates that Xis sweeping military purge came after it emerged that corruption undermined his efforts to modernize the armed forces and raised questions about Chinas ability to fight a war https://t.co/vp43BvwqT3 NEW: US intelligence indicates that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1743628942416760837)  2024-01-06T13:41Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"I could not agree more with this analysis. I would even go a step further to say that Cai Qi is the real No. [--] on the Politburo Standing Committee. When President Xi Jinping held talks in California with his US counterpart Joe Biden in November seated to his right was Cai Qi a man who is quietly emerging as one of Chinas most influential politicians https://t.co/GvKSWpdCEt When President Xi Jinping held talks in California with his US counterpart Joe Biden in November seated to his right was Cai Qi a man who is quietly emerging as one of Chinas most influential politicians"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1745385758071157150)  2024-01-11T10:02Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"@shashj The A-10 is totally underestimated. It has saved many an infantry soldier's life. It may be the Warthog but for ground combat support it beats an F-16 any day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1746137139627040848)  2024-01-13T11:48Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Another example of China exploiting the crisis in the Middle East for its own advantage. The US protects world shipping the Chinese cut deals with the Houthis. https://www.ft.com/content/41b3491c-d6b3-4da0-a272-239e51cfd7c6 https://www.ft.com/content/41b3491c-d6b3-4da0-a272-239e51cfd7c6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1750493860763926646)  2024-01-25T12:20Z 10.3K followers, 33.6K engagements


"@wendyp4545 This is a phony story. There is no evidence that she lives in the United States and it inconceivable that her father would allow it. It would endanger her and him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1753928852743528662)  2024-02-03T23:49Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Who advised Nippon Steel to try to buy a steel company in Pennsylvania in the midst of a Presidential election where the state is ground zero If the Nippon Steel deal ends up being blocked for whatever reason the case may discourage future investment from allies & partners including investment in the manufacturing sector writes Yeo Han-koo. https://t.co/YChV2gT2q4 If the Nippon Steel deal ends up being blocked for whatever reason the case may discourage future investment from allies & partners including investment in the manufacturing sector writes Yeo Han-koo. https://t.co/YChV2gT2q4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1772268335587078241)  2024-03-25T14:24Z 10.3K followers, 10.3K engagements


"Working for a university founded by the Jesuit order I have come to appreciate more and more their contributions over the centuries to scholarship on China. @USChinaGU we like to say that we are simply following in the footsteps of Matteo Ricci SJ. The old Jesuit library in Shanghai () is a fabulous resource for anyone researching life in China/Shanghai in the early 20th century. In the course of researching The Peking Express story the staff was most helpful. A national treasure. The old Jesuit library in Shanghai () is a fabulous resource for anyone researching life in China/Shanghai in the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1774759644293910632)  2024-04-01T11:24Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"@SFTHQ I assume that man who manhandled the first woman was Xie Feng's bodyguard. If so Harvard needs to apologize to her for letting this happen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1781895331677872552)  2024-04-21T03:58Z 10.3K followers, 11K engagements


"We should be voting for Gina Raimondo as the next President of these United States. Watch the CBS interview and find out why. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/us-commerce-secretary-downplays-chip-in-advanced-huawei-phone/ar-AA1npezUocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=63b67f32535e42bdb83fa6d8cae4bb0c&ei=22 https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/us-commerce-secretary-downplays-chip-in-advanced-huawei-phone/ar-AA1npezUocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=63b67f32535e42bdb83fa6d8cae4bb0c&ei=22"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1782194533737926865)  2024-04-21T23:47Z 10.3K followers, 13.3K engagements


"We are approaching the 25th anniversary of the accidental bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade. President Xi will be there to honor the lives lost. Just a reminder--Amb Pickering went to Beijing and admitted the tragic mistake made by the CIA. https://1997-2001.state.gov/policy_remarks/1999/990617_pickering_emb.html https://1997-2001.state.gov/policy_remarks/1999/990617_pickering_emb.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1785636324327743840)  2024-05-01T11:44Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"I really must push back against the silly idea that Putin is becoming a "vassal" of Xi. It's ahistorical. What Russian leader has ever been a vassal of anyone Putin would put [--] divisions back on China's border before he considered himself China's lapdog. The deepening of alignment is one of the most consequential geopolitical outcomes of Russia's war against Ukraine. How so and why is this important I wrote about it in a new essay for @ForeignAffairs. Some key takeaways in a🧵1/20 https://t.co/qggwfIqVyL The deepening of alignment is one of the most consequential geopolitical outcomes of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1790910684328276039)  2024-05-16T01:02Z 10.3K followers, 20K engagements


"@AlexGabuev @ForeignAffairs I really must push back against the silly idea that Putin is becoming a "vassal" of Xi. It's ahistorical. What Russian leader has ever been a vassal of anyone Putin would put [--] divisions back on China's border before he considered himself China's lapdog"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1790921154309349564)  2024-05-16T01:44Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Just landed in Hong Kong for the first time since [----]. No where is there a harbor better lite at night"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1791815100497879122)  2024-05-18T12:56Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Strategic decoupling is the best definition. But let's remember that Beijing started this process with "Made in China 2025" long before the US did. Are the US & Chinese economies about to start decoupling https://t.co/G0S3i6qt1C via @ft Are the US & Chinese economies about to start decoupling https://t.co/G0S3i6qt1C via @ft"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1792219121196937602)  2024-05-19T15:41Z 10.3K followers, 37.8K engagements


"Thoroughly enjoyed being grilled tonight on who will win in November by @klustout of @CNN at an @AsiaSocietyHK event. Of course I had all the answers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1792594268004954580)  2024-05-20T16:32Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"@SRoach_econ The idea that HongKongers must prove something to YOU is arrogance of the worst sort. I have no doubt that Hongkongers will make the best of a tough situation but don't set some sort of self-important bar that they must attain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1799439577763176784)  2024-06-08T13:53Z 10.3K followers, 10.3K engagements


"@SRoach_econ You went back to lecture them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1799440832883241391)  2024-06-08T13:58Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"This is just too good. Xi Jinping channelling Admiral Ackbar. Xi Jinping claimed US wants China to attack Taiwan https://t.co/x4hacM9ffG Xi Jinping claimed US wants China to attack Taiwan https://t.co/x4hacM9ffG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1802094716768375031)  2024-06-15T21:43Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"This is an excellent article by the @FT on issues in the Taiwan military that have long been neglected and must be addressed. Wellington Koo has a major task ahead of him--Taiwan needs a Goldwater-Nichols Act on military reform. Taiwans Lai Ching-te calls on army to shed nationalist legacy to meet China threat https://t.co/WVqKIc3z6v Taiwans Lai Ching-te calls on army to shed nationalist legacy to meet China threat https://t.co/WVqKIc3z6v"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1802284868203635015)  2024-06-16T10:19Z 10.3K followers, 21.4K engagements


"When people say that America is no longer producing top caliber Sinologists I refer to NextGen academics like @JosephTorigian. A first class historically grounded article. My new article for @ForeignAffairs. Xi Jinpings Russian Lessons: What the Chinese Leaders Father Taught Him About Dealing With Moscow https://t.co/G1WU7H6A81 My new article for @ForeignAffairs. Xi Jinpings Russian Lessons: What the Chinese Leaders Father Taught Him About Dealing With Moscow https://t.co/G1WU7H6A81"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1805194660668662089)  2024-06-24T11:02Z 10.3K followers, 10.5K engagements


"This is definitely a first. What message is Beijing trying to convey Why now It is the summer training season but this is unprecedentedly close to the US and in our ADIZ. Russia and China fly joint air patrols near US for first time via @ft https://www.ft.com/content/b2ef8e97-55b1-474b-acbf-a44f55892a1e https://www.ft.com/content/b2ef8e97-55b1-474b-acbf-a44f55892a1e"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1816481392668156231)  2024-07-25T14:31Z 10.3K followers, 54.1K engagements


"My favorite Victor Gao answer. Q: Where is former Foreign Minister Qin Gang A: Somewhere in China among the [---] billion Chinese people. These exchanges between Mehdi Hasan and Victor Gao are remarkable. Highly recommend the entire episode. These exchanges between Mehdi Hasan and Victor Gao are remarkable. Highly recommend the entire episode"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1822937342862078267)  2024-08-12T10:05Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Super story of how US China diplomacy really works. If you want more of the history I wrote this in April [----]. Managed Competition: Finding Answers in U.S.-China Diplomatic History The inside story of the secret backchannel between the US and China via @ft https://www.ft.com/content/c62ca855-c70b-4814-aa47-96d2a0020c16 http://georgetown.edu https://www.ft.com/content/c62ca855-c70b-4814-aa47-96d2a0020c16 http://georgetown.edu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1827810476241170617)  2024-08-25T20:49Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"This is an amazing scoop by @FT and @Dimi. It is sure to get under Beijing's skin. US Navy Seal unit that killed bin Laden trains for Chinese invasion of Taiwan via @ft https://www.ft.com/content/0a535bbd-767e-406a-8624-1af9cb7246f7 https://www.ft.com/content/0a535bbd-767e-406a-8624-1af9cb7246f7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1834070085536756029)  2024-09-12T03:22Z 10.3K followers, 71.2K engagements


"This is an excellent analysis by one of the foremost strategic thinkers in the US. Steve is very low-keyed but is a major influencer here in Washington. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/xi-jinpings-axis-losers https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/xi-jinpings-axis-losers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1852677613329752460)  2024-11-02T11:42Z 10.3K followers, 36.4K engagements


"One slight correction. Although Miao Hua wears the white navy uniform his background and experience is mostly in the ground forces opposite Taiwan. He only became a navy man ten years ago. Miao is on the CMC (so outranks the DefMin); oversees the political work department; and is from the PLAN (in a still Army-centric PLA org). All important details that make his suspension a big deal. Miao is on the CMC (so outranks the DefMin); oversees the political work department; and is from the PLAN (in a still Army-centric PLA org). All important details that make his suspension a big deal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1862118393454727605)  2024-11-28T12:56Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"What is extraordinary about this is that Miao Hua was handpicked by Xi a decade ago to be a PLA leader. He helicoptered him to the top having known him ever since Fujian Province days. To publicly humiliate the man rather than retire him quietly shows Xi must be extremely angry with the PLA. Chinas senior PLA ideology official Miao Hua under corruption investigation via @scmpnews https://sc.mp/waf3tutm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=3288499&utm_medium=share_widget https://sc.mp/waf3tutm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=3288499&utm_medium=share_widget"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1862120628544843902)  2024-11-28T13:05Z 10.3K followers, 23K engagements


"This is truly inexplicable. We complain constantly about China's malicious information campaigns around the globe but we are ending one of the only effective means we have to counter with the truth Someone explain this to me please. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/14/radio-free-asia-funding-freeze-layoffs-00231780 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/14/radio-free-asia-funding-freeze-layoffs-00231780"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1900704690058219756)  2025-03-15T00:24Z 10.3K followers, 302.4K engagements


"We may be down to three members standing of the CMC. Unprecedented. Top Chinese military official close to Xi rumored to have been arrested https://www.newsweek.com/china-arrests-top-military-official-he-weidong-xi-jinping-loyalist-2045818 https://www.newsweek.com/china-arrests-top-military-official-he-weidong-xi-jinping-loyalist-2045818"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1901965631433376011)  2025-03-18T11:55Z 10.3K followers, 10.7K engagements


"Unless the US policy of strategic ambiguity on Taiwan is altered it doesn't make any sense to press the allies to commit. SCOOP Pentagon is pressing Australia & Japan to make clear what role they would play if US and China go to war over Taiwan. Latest move by BridgeColby @USDPColby creating concern among IndoPacific allies. https://t.co/lzNI8YuMRX SCOOP Pentagon is pressing Australia & Japan to make clear what role they would play if US and China go to war over Taiwan. Latest move by BridgeColby @USDPColby creating concern among IndoPacific allies. https://t.co/lzNI8YuMRX"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1944023510818377938)  2025-07-12T13:18Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"I always am skeptical of this kind of analysis. No question policymaking in Washington is messy and often discordant. But why do we assume Beijing is so much more confident and coordinated when we have almost no ability to see inside CCP deliberations Is it a trade war or a big deal Six months into his second term Trumps China policy seems to be a bit of bothand neither. And while Washington dithers China is playing hardball. A conversation with Stephen Biegun @LizEconomy @bueti at @AspenSecurity https://t.co/onVbIt5ydj https://t.co/wex3L85k5N Is it a trade war or a big deal Six months into"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1947662051217637581)  2025-07-22T14:16Z 10.3K followers, 14.2K engagements


"@DeepinJapanPod I am so sorry for you that she is not a screaming feminist"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1974447131604959352)  2025-10-04T12:10Z 10.3K followers, [----] engagements


"@RushDoshi @WSJ Rush do you always call the final score in the middle of tight football games"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1976673932100108552)  2025-10-10T15:39Z 10.3K followers, 30K engagements


"I will now officially call this a purge not an anticorruption drive in the military. CMC Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia representing the old guard in the military has ousted the front-line soldiers from the 31st Group Army opposite Taiwan perhaps just a power struggle but possibly a military policy fissure. China has expelled the countrys No. [--] military official from the Communist Party as President Xi Jinping widens his anti-corruption drive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1979155511900570050)  2025-10-17T12:00Z 10.3K followers, 97.3K engagements


"I will now officially call this a purge not an anticorruption drive in the military. CMC Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia representing the old guard in the military has ousted the front-line soldiers from the 31st Group Army opposite Taiwan perhaps just a power struggle but possibly a military policy fissure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/1979179850272264303)  2025-10-17T13:37Z 10.3K followers, 14.7K engagements


"My highly speculative musings on PLA developments. Glimpses of a Power Struggle Within the Chinese Military High Command https://thediplomat.com/2025/10/glimpses-of-a-power-struggle-within-the-chinese-military-high-command/ https://thediplomat.com/2025/10/glimpses-of-a-power-struggle-within-the-chinese-military-high-command/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1980658586083823815)  2025-10-21T15:33Z 10.3K followers, 18.2K engagements


"Please can we stop with the hackneyed old "China plays go we play checkers" mythology The reason Xi did not raise it is that Trump has proven more accommodating on Taiwan than any other recent President. Why put him on the spot in front of the cameras when he is already on Beijing's trajectory Todays column was inspired by talks with my longtime buro chief @charleshutzler and other China hands. The puzzle: Why was Xi silent on the red-line Taiwan issue with Trump https://t.co/5xdgwYQtew https://t.co/HFYdTu3wnZ Todays column was inspired by talks with my longtime buro chief @charleshutzler and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1986050751525720401)  2025-11-05T12:39Z 10.3K followers, 35.4K engagements


"A wonderful homage to American democracy from someone who has seen the other side. What people have in the U.S. is a messy loud and often vicious debate about how to allocate resources. What people have in China is the absence of one. https://t.co/hQTfgJDfSE https://t.co/l4R0bNQixI What people have in the U.S. is a messy loud and often vicious debate about how to allocate resources. What people have in China is the absence of one. https://t.co/hQTfgJDfSE https://t.co/l4R0bNQixI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1988242002433998922)  2025-11-11T13:46Z 10.3K followers, 15.2K engagements


"Mystery Clouds North Korea's Chemical Arsenal https://www.thecipherbrief.com/mystery-clouds-north-korea-chemical-arsenal#.WaAcne6HKZU.twitter https://www.thecipherbrief.com/mystery-clouds-north-korea-chemical-arsenal#.WaAcne6HKZU.twitter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/901063785024278528)  2017-08-25T12:48Z 10.3K followers, [--] engagements


"US to help India balance Chinas power under Trumps Asia strategy via @SCMP_News http://sc.mp/GhxoSD http://sc.mp/GhxoSD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/925145546620366849)  2017-10-30T23:41Z 10.3K followers, [--] engagements


"As I watched this year's APEC leaders photo shoot I remembered the day that I had to tell President Bush that he would have to wear a powder blue "dress" at the [----] APEC summit in Hanoi. After a few choice remarks he agreed to the dress but refused the hat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/929397972969943041)  2017-11-11T17:18Z 10.3K followers, [---] engagements


"I am proud to say that I am a direct decendant of one of those minute men. Jacob Wilder of Lancaster MA who at the age of [--] answered the call and later served as an artilleryman in the Continental Army. https://x.com/RealJamesWoods/status/987095100948754432 The Minute Men stood their ground and America was born. https://t.co/5zQdlZbP99 https://x.com/RealJamesWoods/status/987095100948754432 The Minute Men stood their ground and America was born. https://t.co/5zQdlZbP99"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dennisw5/status/987294640096317442)  2018-04-20T11:39Z 10.3K followers, [--] engagements

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