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Bill Gertz

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

China steps up incursions near Taiwan prior to Tsai-McCarthy meeting

Chinese military forces increased aerial and warship activity near Taiwan on Tuesday, one day before House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is set to meet the island's president in California, according to Taiwan defense authorities.

April 4, 2023

Protecting farmland: America pressed to weed China out of U.S. agriculture acreage

China's government is systematically buying U.S. farmland as part of a strategy to meet soaring domestic demand and bolster an agricultural sector beset by decreasing arable land and polluted water.

April 2, 2023

China poses ‘existential’ threat more dangerous than Soviet Union during Cold War: Report

The United States is engaged in a new Cold War with China and needs to counter the "existential" threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party to the United States and the world order it leads.

April 2, 2023

White House Indo-Pac point man Campbell says China ties enter new phase of competition

Heightened tensions between the United States and China reflect a new phase of relations between the two powerful states, a senior White House official said Thursday.

March 30, 2023

U.S. needs to be ready to meet challenge presented by ‘new Cold War’ with China

The United States is engaged in a new Cold War with China and needs to counter the "existential" threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party to the United States and the world order it leads, according to a major new report by the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank.

March 29, 2023

State Department rejects Russian suspension of New START nuclear arms treaty

The State Department is rejecting Russia's suspension of the last Cold War nuclear arms treaty, saying the Kremlin's move is illegal.

March 17, 2023

Chinese military commanders refuse talks with U.S. admiral

Two Chinese military commanders are refusing to consult with the commander of the Pentagon's Indo-Pacific Command amid rising tensions between the two militaries, Adm. John C. Aquilino, the U.S. Pacific commander said Thursday in Singapore.

March 16, 2023

DIA official on China’s ‘awesome’ military buildup

China is expanding its military capabilities in multiple ways as part of a large-scale modernization program that is "awesome" in scope, according to a senior Defense Intelligence Agency official.

March 15, 2023

China, Russia deploying space weapons to attack U.S. satellites, warns Space Force chief

China's military has deployed 347 satellites, including 35 launched in the past six months, to target U.S. forces in a future conflict, the commander of the Space Force told a Senate hearing on Tuesday.

March 14, 2023

U.S., Britain commit to deploying nuclear subs to Australia with a eye to China’s growth

The United States and Britain will deploy nuclear-powered attack submarines to Australia as part of the mini-alliance known as AUKUS, and Australia will buy up to five of the Navy's frontline Virginia-class nuclear submarines, the Biden administration disclosed.

March 13, 2023

China outpacing U.S. in hypersonic missiles, Defense Intelligence Agency warns

China's military is deploying ultra-high-speed missiles at a rate that poses an increasing threat of nuclear and conventional attacks on the United States, a senior Defense Intelligence Agency official told Congress on Friday.

March 10, 2023

Pentagon says Russia supplying fuel for Chinese nuclear warheads

The Pentagon expressed concern Wednesday that Russia is supplying uranium for Chinese reactors that are producing plutonium for warheads as part of Beijing large-scale nuclear build-up.

March 8, 2023

China’s navy suspected in electronic interference of civilian, military aircraft flights

Unidentified warships recently disrupted communications for both civilian and military flights over the South Pacific and near the Indian Ocean, and China's navy is suspected of being behind the activity, Inside the Ring has learned.

March 8, 2023

Chinese foreign minister warns U.S. policies pushing countries toward war

China's foreign minister said Tuesday that U.S. efforts to contain and pressure his country will lead to confrontation and conflict unless Washington changes its policies.

March 7, 2023

Tinseltown turncoats: How Hollywood is using American films to push Chinese propaganda

China is influencing Hollywood studios and using American films to promote communist propaganda as part of a grand strategy seeking global hegemony, according to a report by two Army officers.

March 5, 2023

Construction begins on Nevada lithium mine despite fierce legal battles

A construction firm has pushed aside legal roadblocks and begun work on what is being called America's largest lithium mine, a project backed by the Biden administration but opposed by leftist environmentalist groups and some American Indians.

March 4, 2023

Hollywood spreading China propaganda: Report

China is influencing Hollywood studios and using American films to promote communist propaganda as part of a grand strategy seeking global hegemony, according to a report by two Army officers.

March 1, 2023

Code Pink protesters disrupt inaugural House China committee hearing

Two Code Pink activists attempted to disrupt the inaugural hearing of a House select committee on the Chinese Communist Party and were escorted out by security officials.

February 28, 2023

Hill Republicans fault Biden administration efforts to meet China threats

The Commerce Department approved sales of sensitive U.S. technology to China worth $23 billion during a six-month period last year, despite an announced policy by the Biden administration to prevent American know-how from being used to bolster the Chinese military.