Bill Gertz was senior editor of the Washington Free Beacon.

California Probes Chinese Communist Police Impersonators

Asian man arrested driving car with People's Armed Police markings; second vehicle sought

Bill Gertz
September 27, 2019 1:40 PM

Police in California are investigating at least two cases of people posing as Chinese police driving cars with markings of the Communist Party of China's People's Armed Police (PAP).

Inside the Ring: Former CIA Counterspy on China Intel ’Storm’

Bill Gertz
September 27, 2019 9:03 AM

China is engaged in an unprecedented intelligence-gathering attack aimed at stealing all types of American secrets, according to a former high-ranking CIA counterintelligence official.

Deputy Secretary of State Urges End of China’s Mass Repression of Uighurs

At least 1 million people interned in camps suffering death, torture, Sullivan says

Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan

Bill Gertz
September 25, 2019 5:00 AM

China's government is conducting a mass repression campaign against an estimated 1 million ethnic minorities, mainly Uighurs, held in concentration camps in western China, a senior State Department official said Tuesday.

Ex-DIA Officer Gets 10 Years in Prison for Spying for China

Passed secrets to Chinese MSS intelligence service

Bill Gertz
September 25, 2019 5:00 AM

Former Defense Intelligence Agency officer Ron R. Hansen was sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying for Chinese intelligence.

Inside the Ring: China Reveals New Supersonic Drone

Bill Gertz
September 19, 2019 11:30 AM

China’s military is rapidly developing unmanned aircraft and recently disclosed one of its newest systems: a supersonic reconnaissance drone designed to defeat air and missile defenses.

FBI Arrests Chinese Official for Visa Fraud

Arrest marks first legal counterattack on Beijing's 'Thousand Talents' technology theft plan

Bill Gertz
September 17, 2019 5:00 AM

The FBI has arrested a Chinese government official as part of China's massive scheme to illegally obtain American technology by recruiting experts in high-tech fields.

Inside the Ring: Hong Kong Activist Headed For DC

Bill Gertz
September 16, 2019 8:20 PM

A leading pro-democracy activist from Hong Kong is heading to the United States, and China’s government is furious at the American show of support.

Navy Destroyer Tests China’s Claim to Disputed S. China Sea Islands

Warship passage near Paracels latest freedom of navigation operation

Bill Gertz
September 13, 2019 4:35 PM

A Navy destroyer sailed close to disputed South China Sea islands in a direct challenge to Chinese maritime claims over the strategic waterway. U.S. and allied warships and aircraft have stepped up naval and air patrols to to challenge China's claims to control about 90 percent of the South China Sea. The USS Wayne E. Meyer, a guided-missile destroyer, conducted a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea on Friday.

Pompeo Urges Hollywood to Reject Chinese Censorship

Secretary of state wants film industry to tell the truth about China

Bill Gertz
September 13, 2019 5:00 AM

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday urged Hollywood to resist Beijing pressure to censor American films in exchange for gaining access to Chinese audiences.

Inside the Ring: Future China Trade Deal Uncertain

Bill Gertz
September 6, 2019 1:23 PM

The Trump administration is holding fast in its confrontation with China over Beijing’s illicit trade practices and other nefarious activities.