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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

Power utility lines are seen, Oct. 6, 2021, in Pownal, Maine. Federal energy regulators on Monday, May 13, 2024, approved a long-awaited rule to expand the amount of renewable energy such as wind and solar power that is transmitted to the electric grid, a key part of President Joe Biden’s goal to decarbonize the economy by 2050. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

China threat to U.S. electric grid increases

China's government has penetrated networks used to control the U.S. electric grid and could use the covert access to shut down the flow of electricity to Americans in a crisis or conflict, grid experts warned Congress this week.

December 3, 2025
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a member of the Chinese honor guard unfurls the Chinese national flag during a flag raising ceremony to mark the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China held at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2022. Leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies are generally united in voicing concern about China. The question is how to translate that worry into action.(Chen Zhonghao/Xinhua via AP, File)

China lashes out at Times columnist over Taiwan

Washington Times columnist Miles Yu, one of the nation's leading China experts, incurred the wrath of the Chinese Communist Party recently, highlighting the global reach of his reports.

November 26, 2025
Underwater internet communication cable on the seabed. File photo credit: KateStudio via Shutterstock.

Federal government faulted for poor undersea cable security

The federal government is failing to take steps to protect hundreds of undersea communications cables needed for both military and civilian activity that are vulnerable to sabotage by foreign adversaries, a panel of experts told Congress on Thursday.

November 21, 2025
U.S. Space Force Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of Space Operations, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces to examine U.S. Space Force programs in review of the Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Authorization Request, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Space Force faulted for failing to build weapons

China's military has deployed multiple space warfare systems capable of destroying and disrupting U.S. satellites vital for military operations, while the U.S. Space Force so far remains constrained from developing its own space weapons in response, according to a congressional report made public Tuesday.

November 21, 2025
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, armament formations pass during the military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Guo Yu/Xinhua via AP)

Report: China preparing its population for war with U.S.

The Chinese Communist Party and its military forces are preparing the entire country for a future war with the United States over Taiwan, the hot spots in the South China Sea or disputed territory near Japan, according to a new report by a congressional China commission.

November 18, 2025
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, 7th AF commander, speaks with Airmen assigned to the 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron during an immersion tour at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 11, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kelsey Tucker) ** FILE **

New strategic stealth missile spotted on B-52

An online aviation enthusiast has captured the first unofficial images of the Air Force's new Long Range Standoff nuclear cruise missile, designated the AGM-181.

November 13, 2025
The DF-5C liquid-fueled intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles are included in a military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ** FILE **

Trump: Russia, China are testing nukes

President Trump declared recently the United States will resume nuclear testing in response to nuclear tests by Russia, China and North Korea.

November 6, 2025
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a joint press conference with South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, following the 57th Security Consultative Meeting at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool) ** FILE **

Hegseth gets call from Trump after blunt China talk

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a harsh warning Saturday about Chinese military aggression in the South China Sea during remarks to a meeting of Southeast Asian defense ministers.

November 6, 2025