Council on Stratetegic & Wargaming Studies 戰略暨兵棋協會 @OnWarGame

Why did the #PLA disband the Strategic Support Force and what to make of the new Info Support Force? Delighted to be quoted in @defense_news report on this along with @CASI_Research's @B_Mulvaney defensenews.com/global/asia-pa…

Honored to host today’s 3+3 Senior Officials’ Meeting with our Philippine counterparts, which further reaffirmed our bonds as #FriendsPartnersAllies & our shared commitment to a free and open IndoPacific region. We are building together on a strong foundation of 🇺🇸🇵🇭 friendship.

Excited to land in Mongolia – the Land of the Eternal Blue Sky and the “Oasis of Democracy” in the Indo-Pacific. While here I will visit Mongolia’s leaders and meet with Mongolians from all walks of life to learn about how to strengthen the U.S.-Mongolia relationship. 🇺🇸🇲🇳

Thanks to @USAmbMongolia and my colleagues at @usembmongolia for the warm welcome. Our team of Americans and Mongolians are doing amazing work advancing the U.S.-Mongolia relationship. Our two countries are closer than ever thanks to them! 🇺🇸🇲🇳

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Thank you again to @USCC_GOV for inviting me to testify yesterday! My testimony on PLA logistics and maintenance lessons learned and approaches relevant for counterintervention is available below: rand.org/pubs/testimoni…

中共前总书记胡锦涛之子、浙江丽水市委书记胡海峰出任中国民政部副部长。zaobao.com.sg/realtime/china…

There is a lot going on in the world & it is easy to lose track. Last week @nakashimae had a great piece in the @washingtonpost on Chinese pilots' dangerous maneuvers. Happy to have contributed some thoughts on China's intimidation tactics. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

President Tsai @iingwen officially named the diesel-electric vessel “Hai Kun”(海鯤) in Mandarin – after a mystical enormous fish, which is a few kilometres long, believed to be “mysterious and difficult to catch”. This highlights Taiwan’s high hopes: (2/3)

I have to consciously remind myself these days: Stand not only tall, but stand taller. 💛 Going through a rough period, really appreciate all the kindness received.

台湾前总统马英九邀请的37名中国大陆学生访团已抵达台湾，开展为期九天的交流行程。马英九基金会执行长萧旭岑说，这次交流对两岸和平和舒缓紧张情势意义重大。 zaobao.com.sg/realtime/china…

I do feel I need to ask the question. If the US Secretary of Defense was under sanctions from the Chinese, would he accept a request for a meeting with the MND? ft.com/content/9d1caf…

When we lived in #Taiwan our mail was sometimes delayed by being diverted to #Thailand. Picking up old mail in Taipei this week we found a letter with the address below that actually arrived 👇 Spectacular

@ryanl_hass @davidrdollar A little message discipline is good, if sustained. But these "guesses" from flag officers with access to the most sensitive intelligence has already driven public perceptions. I always put more weight on DNI and DCIA statements, which reflect consensus or best evidence, not…

Encouraged to see US defense leaders decline opportunity to speculate on timelines for war in Taiwan Strait. Much better for US to project determination to uphold peace and stability than anxiety about hypothetical future dates of conflict. washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense…

People learning from "60 Minutes" that the US doesn't have a shipbuilding industry... This happened over 70 years. China builds 43% of of new commercial ship tonnage every year. The US builds about 0.35%

Join us Wed at 2pm for a @CNASdc panel on integrated deterrence w/allies & partners. Dr. Mara Karlin will discuss NDS implementation followed by a conversation w/ UK, US, and Australian participants focused on how to deepen industrial base integration cnas.org/events/virtual…

I'm not a mystical person but it felt that way, like events were riding an iron rail to the bloody finale. This thing is taking on that sense, with JZM's death. It's going to be interesting how things go in Shanghai. 2/2

Back in 1989, there were times when the trajectory of what we remember as "the Tiananmen crisis" took on a feeling of inevitably. Not just HYB's death, but many things, the Gorby visit, the Zhao split, regime actions and failures to act. Even the weather. 1/2

After hearing @eosnos terrific interview on @thechinaproj, I read his September 19, 2016 New Yorker article on what a Trump Presidency would look like. He nailed it, down to specific policies, personalities, and the chaotic vibe. newyorker.com/magazine/2016/…

这个画面 对于中国官方的电视台来说是绝对的禁忌！ #你知道为什么吗？