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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

Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu salutes before delivering his speech on the last day of the 20th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, on June 4, 2023. China has replaced Defense Minister Gen. Li, who has been out of public view for almost two months with little explanation, state media reported Tuesday, Oct. 24. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

Missing Chinese defense minister formally ousted

China's Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu, who has been missing from public view for several weeks, was formally ousted from his post Tuesday, according to China's official state media.

October 24, 2023
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping stands on a military jeep as he inspects troops of the People's Liberation Army during a military parade to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the PLA at Zhurihe training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sunday, July 30, 2017. China's military has the "confidence and capability" to bolster the country's rise into a world power, President Xi Jinping said Sunday as he oversaw a large-scale military parade meant to show off the forces at his command to foreign and domestic audiences. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

Pentagon outlines multiple Chinese attack plans for Taiwan

China's military is building up forces for an attack on Taiwan that could take place in the coming years as part of a campaign by President Xi Jinping for "national rejuvenation," according to the latest Pentagon's annual report on the Chinese military.

October 23, 2023
Vehicles carrying DF-17 ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, Oct. 1, 2019. China said Friday, April 14, 2023, that it carried out a successful ground-based mid-course missile interception test in an apparent sign of progress in its ability to bring down weapons incoming from space. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China’s rapid buildup of nuclear weapons shows no end in sight, Pentagon warns

China's rapid buildup of missiles, bombers, submarines and nuclear warheads is continuing apace with no announced end goal, as part of a drive by the Chinese Communist Party to replace the United States as the world's sole superpower, according to the Pentagon's latest annual report on Chinese military power.

October 19, 2023
The U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft, rear, is parked on a tarmac at at Ngurah Rai Military Air Base in Bali, Indonesia on Saturday, April 24, 2021. An American reconnaissance plane, P-8 Poseidon, is expected to join the search for a missing Indonesian submarine Saturday. The oxygen supply for the crew members of the Indonesian submarine missing in waters off Bali is believed to have run out early Saturday with no sign of the vessel while the search resumed, bolstered by the arrival of a sonar-equipped Australian warship. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) **FILE**

U.S. warplane flies over Taiwan Strait

The Navy's Seventh Fleet dispatched a P-8 maritime patrol aircraft through the disputed Taiwan Strait on Thursday in a bid to counter expansive Chinese claims over the 100-mile-wide waterway.

October 12, 2023
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, visiting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Feb. 14, 2023. (Yan Yan/Xinhua via AP, File)

Iran plays Taiwan card against China

Chinese-Iranian relations emerged as a topic of discussion this week when a Senate delegation led by Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer met with Chinese leaders in Beijing.

October 11, 2023
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts routine underway operations in the Taiwan Strait, on Sept. 9, 2023. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell/U.S. Navy via AP) ** FILE **

Focus on Israel-Gaza war raises fears of China attack on Taiwan

The emergence of a second conflict outside the Asia-Pacific region is fueling new concerns China will exploit the distraction of the West to launch an anticipated military operation against Taiwan, according to two congressional leaders and security analysts.

October 11, 2023
The Pentagon would receive funding for a host of programs under the Senate Armed Services Committee's proposed defense authorization bill . (Associated Press/File)

Defense bill talks continue despite House speaker drama

Negotiations on resolving differences between the House and Senate versions of the fiscal 2024 defense authorization bill are moving ahead despite the ouster of Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, according to congressional aides.

October 5, 2023
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin waits to greet Japanese Defense Minster Minoru Kihara during an welcoming ceremony, upon his arrival at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Congress to press Pentagon on Chinese logistics threat

A bill being considered on Capitol Hill would require the Pentagon to report to Congress by the end of the year regarding the dangers of Chinese control over global logistics networks that could affect U.S. military resupplies in a future U.S.-China crisis or conflict.

October 4, 2023
The TikTok logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen that displays the TikTok home screen, on Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Boston. Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe are facing one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people encounter online. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

TikTok blocks Beijing critics, State Department report says

The popular video app TikTok is working with the Chinese government to restrict people critical of Beijing from sharing their views on the platform, according to a report by the State Department's counter-disinformation office.

October 3, 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping waves during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Nuclear targeting debate: Cities or militaries?

China's emergence as a major nuclear power has set off a debate among U.S. strategic analysts over how best to deter war in the new three-way nuclear standoff between Washington, Beijing and Moscow.

September 27, 2023