Peter Mattis
I am currently a Research Fellow in China Studies at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and a contributing editor at War on the Rocks.
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Media: Quoted in Washington Post – February 18, 2018
Media: Quoted in Washington Post – February 18, 2018 In Josh Rogin‘s article about China’s Confucius Institutes, I have a short quote on how the institutes can be exploited to groom academics and administrators to give the party a voice on foreign university campuses. Many in the West have feared the Confucius Institutes, run by …
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Article: China’s ‘Three Warfares’ in Perspective
Article: China’s ‘Three Warfares’ in Perspective I wrote another piece for War on the Rocks appearing January 30, 2018. The article places the People’s Liberation Army’s approach to information/influence operations in the context of the Chinese Communist Party. Western analysts, especially those focused on the PLA, need to focus more on understanding the Party. To …
Article: Contrasting China’s and Russia’s Influence Operations
Article: Contrasting China’s and Russia’s Influence Operations I wrote another piece for War on the Rocks appearing January 16, 2018. The article presents my reflections on the differences between China’s and Russia’s influence operations. In a series of talks and conference calls, I was asked repeatedly about the differences in their approaches. I finally sat …
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Media: Quoted in Washington Post – January 14, 2018
Media: Quoted in Washington Post – January 14, 2018 The University of Texas – Austin rejected funding for its China Public Policy Center from the united front-linked China-U.S. Exchange Foundation. Former Hong Kong Chief Executive and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Vice Chairman Tung Chee-hwa runs the foundation. The CPPCC is one of the …
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Media: Quoted in the Washington Post – January 12, 2018
Media: Quoted in Washington Post – January 12, 2018 I am quoted about Chinese intelligence doctrine in the Washington Post article about a Chinese company’s purchase of a dating app. One feature of China’s intelligence work is the building of databases of personal information. This information is used to find targets to approach for recruitment. …
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Media: Quoted in the Washington Post – January 9, 2018
Media: Quoted in the Washington Post – January 9, 2018 I am quoted in David Ignatius’ article on the U.S. Administration’s response to Chinese influence operations. The point I make is that working through united front channels is not an avenue to influence the party leadership. These channels are controlled. The party chose these officials, …
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Article: Laws on Foreign Influence Just the Beginning in Fight against Chinese Coercion
Article: Laws on Foreign Influence Just the Beginning in the Fight against Chinese Coercion During a whirlwind trip to Australia, I wrote an op-ed for the Sydney Morning Herald on the importance of Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull’s counter-interference legislation. The laws strengthen Australia’s democratic institutions, but are only the beginning. As I wrote, “The challenge …
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