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

COVID-19 originated either from lab breach or infected animal: U.S. intel chief Avril Haines

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told Congress on Wednesday the COVID-19 pandemic began either from an accident at a Chinese laboratory or through an infected animal who passed it along to humans.

April 14, 2021

China, Russia remain prime threats to U.S. security, interests, intelligence survey finds

China is advancing its global power as it seeks to displace the United States, while Russia also is determined to challenge American interests, according to the annual intelligence survey of national security threats released Tuesday by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

April 13, 2021

Antony Blinken warns China against attacking Taiwan

Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China on Sunday not to attack Taiwan amid increased tensions and activities across the Taiwan Strait.

April 11, 2021

Thousands of Marines join Navy exercise in challenge to China

Thousands of Marines aboard an assault vessel joined a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group sailing in the South China Sea on Friday for integrated military exercises in disputed waters China has claimed as its maritime territory.

April 11, 2021

Marine assault vessel joins U.S. carrier group in show of force in South China Sea

April 9, 2021

State Department fights China’s COVID-19 origins disinformation campaign

The confirmation of the campaign by the center marks the first time the Biden administration has publicly accused China of spreading disinformation about the coronavirus origin and disclosed efforts to neutralize Beijing's narrative.

April 8, 2021

Peter Thiel warns Silicon Valley of China’s surveillance state

Major technology leaders in Silicon Valley need a better understanding of the challenges posed by China, according to Peter Thiel, the high-technology venture capitalist and entrepreneur.

April 7, 2021

Hypersonic missile fails to deploy in Air Force flight test as Russia, China press ahead

The first booster vehicle flight test of a new Air Force ultra-high speed "hypersonic" missile failed this week when the AGM-183 test missile failed to release from a B-52 bomber.

April 6, 2021

China tests Biden resolve with pressure on Japan, Taiwan, Philippines

China is stepping up provocative activities targeting regional American allies in Asia in recent days, with an escalating number of military flights around Taiwan and the massing of more than 200 fishing ships near a disputed Philippines reef.

April 4, 2021

VOA record-keeping mandate brings fresh tensions

The agency that oversees the U.S. government's overseas broadcasting operations is facing controversy over rules requiring reporters at Voice of America to document conversations with sources under federal record-keeping law.

March 31, 2021

SOCOM fights China’s disinformation

The U.S. Special Operations Command is shifting its focus from battling terrorists to fighting Chinese disinformation and preparing for a covert role in any future conflict with Beijing.

March 31, 2021

WHO report fails to quell questions over COVID-19 origins, possible lab leak

A team of international virus experts working with Chinese counterparts failed to pinpoint the origin of the coronavirus pandemic during a visit to China, amid mounting questions into whether the virus escaped from a Wuhan lab that the researchers dismissed as "highly unlikely."

March 30, 2021