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Bill Gertz

Bill Gertz

bgertz@washingtontimes.com

Bill Gertz is a national security correspondent for The Washington Times. He has been with The Times since 1985.
He is the author of eight books, four of them national best-sellers. His latest book, "Deceiving the Sky: Inside Communist China's Drive for Global Supremacy," reveals details about the growing threat posed by the People's Republic of China. He is also the author of the ebook "How China's Communist Party Made the World Sick."
Mr. Gertz also writes Inside the Ring, a weekly column that chronicles the U.S. national security bureaucracy.
Mr. Gertz has been a guest lecturer at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va.; the Central Intelligence Agency in Virginia; the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington; and the Brookings Institution in Washington. He has participated in the National Security Studies Program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
He studied English literature at Washington College in Chestertown, Md., and journalism at George Washington University. He is married and has two daughters.
He can be reached at bgertz@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Bill Gertz

This image taken off a video released by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense shows what it says Chinese war ships conducting drills about 40 nautical miles (74km) off the coast of western Taiwan's Kaohsiung and Pingtung cities on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Taiwan Ministry of National Defense via AP) ** FILE **

Chinese military shows off Taiwan invasion barges

The People's Liberation Army has unveiled the first of what are expected to be as many as five special barges with bridges capable of overcoming minefields during a potential future invasion of Taiwan.

March 20, 2025
USS Minnesota (Image: U.S. Navy)

U.S. nuclear attack sub visits Australia

The advanced Virginia-class attack submarine USS Minnesota deployed to the port of Perth, Australia, recently in a show of force under the agreement by Canberra to buy four of the submarines.

March 20, 2025
Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China rapidly building up space warfare might, U.S. intel report says

China is rapidly building up space warfare capabilities to destroy U.S. satellites in a future conflict and assist in conducting long-range attacks, according to a new Space Force intelligence report, which provides new details on Chinese military space capabilities, an area Beijing calls the new domain for warfare.

March 19, 2025
In this Sept. 6, 2019, photo, the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG-82) moors at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP) **FILE**

Trump shipbuilding initiative welcomed

President Trump's announcement Tuesday night that the White House is setting up a special office for U.S. shipbuilding is an urgently needed step to confront China, said retired Navy Capt. James E. Fanell, a former Pacific Fleet intelligence director.

March 6, 2025
The Chinese and United States flags are flown outside the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ** FILE **

China balks at Trump’s call for defense cuts

The Chinese government this week appeared to throw cold water on an Oval Office proposal by President Trump for nuclear arms talks with Moscow and Beijing, and an eventual halving of defense spending by all three nations.

February 27, 2025