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Asian affairs commentator / Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Policy & Japan Forum for Strategic Studies / Author of “When China Attacks”

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Grant Newsham
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My book, When China Attacks: A Warning to America, considers the multi-faceted PRC threat to the US and the free world, the damage that's been done after decades of 'non-kinetic' war, and what to do about it. It’s available now wherever books are sold:
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@NewshamGrant
Grant Newsham
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My forthcoming book, When China Attacks: A Warning to America, considers the PRC threat to the United States and the free world and what to do about it. It will be in bookstores on March 28 or available now for pre-order
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My opening statement at @GOPoversight House Oversight Committee hearing on Chinese political warfare against the USA.
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🚨Witness says that the CCP is already in America. They are targeting everyday Americans through apps and other cyber warfare tactics. "The same Americans who are furious about the Chinese spy balloon floating over their heads have Chinese spy apps loaded on their phones sitting
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Had a short piece with Fox News about my recent experience testifying before the House Oversight Committee. Chinese threat is here, but not everyone in Congress wants to talk about it #FoxNews @GOPoversight @RepClayHiggins
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@NewshamGrant
Grant Newsham
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Rare that a book also makes excellent home decor.
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Grass Roots🍁🍁🍁🍁Angelina
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整个家里最爱的是厨房(吃货一枚)和书房。 春日的暖阳里,慵懒地在沙发上看会书,喝杯茶。 人生已经很美好🤣🤣 When China Attacks 这本书是Col. Grant Newsham , former reserve head of intelligence for Marine Forces Pacific 根据自己的观察写的,中共对美国的各种warfare。
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China is preparing to challenge the U.S. over Taiwan | Opinion A bit from my new book, When China Attacks, was excerpted in Newsweek.
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If the U.S. doesn’t step up and defend the Philippines from Chinese aggression the ripple effects will be immense. Will US help Philippines stand up to neighborhood bully?
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A short (4 minute) interview on the effects of the Ukraine and Gaza distractions on Taiwan's defense. Is Taiwan in danger? Ret. Col. Grant Newsham weighs in
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US needs to stop funding Xi's global ambitions - Asia Times
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Grant Newsham
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The #PRC always telegraphs its punches. #Taiwan can expect more of this and in more places. The #Philippines too. #Japan 's turn will come. Hopefully #JCG , #JMSDF , #GOJ have a plan. US government can't stand back. If there's no price for such behavior, you get more of it.
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Collin Koh 🇸🇬🇺🇦
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Beijing flexing the new coastguard guidelines? CCG boarded and detained a Taiwanese Penghu-based fishing vessel outside Kinmen restricted waters. Taiwanese coastguards intervened but CCG refused to comply with demand to release the vessel and crew.
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Grant Newsham
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Worth reading Eldridge Colby’s entire string. And then ask if anyone in IC or elsewhere has been fired for being so wrong?
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Elbridge Colby
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This should not have been a surprise. It was anticipated. “Brown put it more simply: “Russia has aggressively reconstituted its military force.” Coming a month apart, the comments show a distinct change in how the U.S. views Russia’s military.” 1/
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Pleased to be joining the book launch for Matt Pottinger's new book on Taiwan and how to defend it. The event is on-line as well. May 30, 2024, 1600-1730 (PT). The Boiling Moat | Hoover Institution
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Bill Gertz's piece is good. One notes US companies have funded PRC's rise -- while, Chinese have tried to get their own wealth out of China. BlackRock in China: Nuclear buildup underwritten in part by leading Wall Street firm, report says - - @washtimes
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Here's a short (11 minute) clip from a longer China Uncensored interview about Taiwan elections and what's coming for Taiwan. China’s Next Move on Taiwan via @YouTube
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The PRC intends to do to Japan at the Senkakus what it is doing to the Philippines at Second Thomas Shoal and elsewhere. There's still time to stop this aggression, but not much. Read on #JAPANForward
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If Xi’s visit goes ahead the CCP will know Australia will always roll over and won’t defend itself.
@LincolnParker5
Lincoln Parker
2 months
Tonight with @Erin_Molan I called for 🇦🇺 PM Albanese to cancel 🇨🇳Chinese Premier Li Qiang's visit to Australia next month. You cannot continue to attack & harm Australian Defence Forces and continue to get away with it
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Was at The Punchbowl today. The Boy Scouts placed flags and flowers at each grave in preparation for Memorial Day tomorrow.
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Had a short interview on Fox News today about the Biden-Xi meeting. Unlikely to change PRC behavior, at least if the last 40 years of 'talking' is anything to go by. Biden, Xi to discuss military, economy during San Francisco meeting
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Is there a shred of evidence that engaging and dialoguing with the PLA leads to better behavior? There isn’t. The U.S. military hasn’t quite figured this out either.
@graham_euan
Euan Graham
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Thoroughly researched reality check from Joe Keary, here, on the limited prospects for a new maritime 🇦🇺🇨🇳 dialogue, recently agreed during Premier Li Qiang’s visit:
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@NewshamGrant
Grant Newsham
4 years
Chinese Psyops Against America: One Hell Of A Success
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Grant Newsham
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Understanding China’s Defense Spending via @OKN
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Grant Newsham
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Glad to be part of this conversation with @RepClayHiggins . He is right on target.
@RepClayHiggins
Rep. Clay Higgins
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Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine… I’m sick of hearing about Ukraine being so needy, with all Democrats and many Republicans begging for more and more and more and more money. Meanwhile, our own border is disintegrated and illegals are flooding in by the millions, and criminals are
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Had a short bit on Steve Bannon's show talking about PRC influence over America's business / financial class.
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At some point, the US military either steps in to support our ally, or the PRC takes some more of Philippine maritime territory. If it's the latter, Manila might fairly ask 'what's the point of the mutual defense treaty?
@DEricSayers
Eric Sayers
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Where is the outrage? This has become normalized behavior for China.
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Here's a 30 minute interview on the danger of America inadvertently handing over the Central Pacific to the PRC -- in an insane effort to save a tiny amount of money. An Impending Disaster for America in the Pacific?–Grant Newsham via @epochtimes
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Had a short (3:30) interview noting that the US should provide economic support to countries that take on the PRC. Col. Newsham: Italy Poised to Change Tack on China; US Should Offer Economic Support When It Does via @NTDNews
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Grant Newsham
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Hawkish? If that means defending against, rather than appeasing, an aggressive totalitarian genocidal dictatorship, I’ll take the title.
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Andrew Erickson 艾立信
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Proud to be on the "team of mostly hawkish defence experts & security analysts from the US, Japan, #Taiwan , Israel & Europe" contributing "hard-hitting analyses" to Matt #Pottinger 's new @HooverInst book—The #BoilingMoat ! · Info: · Chapter details:
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Strategic disaster is approaching in the Pacific and top Congressional leaders and White House officials don't seem to care.
@securefreedom
Center for Security Policy
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"Do you think America’s tail-between-its-legs departure from Afghanistan was bad? Something even worse is coming in the Pacific, albeit more quietly." Senior Fellow @NewshamGrant 's latest:
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Run on a shoe-string budget, China Uncensored provides accessible, informative coverage of the PRC and its alarming behaviors. More effective than anything US Government puts out. @chinauncensored China May Have Gone Too Far... via @YouTube
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PRC intends to push the US military out of the South China Sea and close off the Taiwan Strait. Dialogue isn’t going to convince Beijing to change its mind.
@EpochTimesChina
The Epoch Times - China Insider
1 year
#China is forcing the US and its allies out of the region and preparing for a blockade of #Taiwan according to @NewshamGrant , retired Marine Colonel and author of “When China attacks.”
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Grant Newsham
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Japan’s recent decision to send Patriot missiles to the U.S. isn’t quite what it seems when it comes to Japan’s own lagging defenses. Kicks the can down the road. Read on #JAPANForward
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Was interviewed about the China market and Secretary of Commerce Raimondo's visit to the PRC and was unable to say anything nice. Senior Fellow Explains Why US Companies Call China ‘Uninvestable’ via @NTDNews
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Analysts often assume #Japan has a potent military. The #JSDF has potential but is nowhere close to being able to defend the country. Latest recruiting figures are a catastrophe. #Tokyo needs to fix this immediately.
@securefreedom
Center for Security Policy
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"The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) again missed its recruitment targets by huge amounts, putting Japan and the Japanese at risk. That needs to be turned around with respect and reward." @NewshamGrant 's latest:
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Grant Newsham
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Heard it said some years back: "You'll make money on the money going into #China and the money coming out of China. But you won't make money in China." When it's somebody else's money that's going in and out of China, you don't really care so much -- as long as you get your cut.
@ChinaBeigeBook
China Beige Book
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Just think. Years of blindly hyping the Chinese market, dishonestly vouching for flawed data, & kowtowing to Beijing's political censorship. And all of it was for naught.
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U.S., Japan, and the Quad: Mr. Trump, Stick to What’s Important -
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Grant Newsham
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America Takes On The Coronavirus: Is Chinese Help Needed?
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Grant Newsham
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Recent interview on Fox with Stuart Varney about Russian space threat and U.S. losing its position in the Pacific.
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YCAPS
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We have not weaponized space the way Russia, China has YCAPS Past Speaker @NewshamGrant for @FoxBusiness #YCAPSExpert
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Had a short (5) minute interview about the recent skirmishing between Chinese and Philippine boats in Philippine maritime territory. Collision between Philippine supply vessels and China’s ships is ‘entirely Chinese aggression’: Newsham
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Had a few comments in a short Channel News Asia story on recent North Korea missile launches. Diplomacy will not solve the problem. North Korea test-fires most advanced ballistic missile with potential to reach entire US
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US Will Defend Taiwan in Case of a CCP Invasion: Grant Newsham via @OKN
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Had a short interview on the Red Sea / Houthi business. The attacks will continue as long as US only does retaliatory pinpricks. ‘The Iranians Smell Weakness,’ Security Analyst Says as Houthis Ratchet Up Tensions in Strike on US-Owned Ship via @NTDNews
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Will be speaking with Chris Smith today about #China and #Taiwan .
@chrissmithonair
Chris Smith
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Coming up @NewshamGrant on economic crisis in #China #Trump redefines defending #Taiwan
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Spoke with John Batchelor today about the Philippines - China fight at Second Thomas Shoal and what the US needs to do if it wishes to preserve its credibility. #PHILIPPINES ; Mutual Defense Pact now. Grant Newsham. #PHILIPPINES via @Audioboom
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My discussion with @USRepGaryPalmer about threats posed by PRC's 1000 Talents Program as well as threat to US agriculture. @GOPoversight
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Oversight Committee
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Witness has a grim warning for the future of farming as China's power and influence grow. "It goes beyond just growing crops and shipping them off to China, but rather seed technology. "It's a key advantage for U.S. companies, for the United States. "And it can also be used as
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How Japanese PM Wriggled Out Of Tight Spot Regarding Taiwan During Meeting With Biden
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China Gets Its Money’s Worth From America’s Elites
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China Doesn’t Want Deals, It Wants Domination…
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The United States and South Korea: Best Friends Forever? – Some Troubling Revelations & Analysis
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I recently started a Twitter account for Japanese audiences. I often write about and comment on topics relevant to Japan, and I wanted to make my content available to Japanese readers. Please give it a follow @NewshamGrantJPN
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The Geopolitics of the South China Sea with Col. Grant Newsham via @OKN
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Grant Newsham
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Brings to mind a young Marine officer's comment sent from Afghanistan some years back: "Sir, sometimes I think we want to lose."
@graham_euan
Euan Graham
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Facial recognition, quantum sensing, underwater signals propagation, artificial intelligence, target discrimination, non-negative matrix factorisation, robotics, advanced optics, UAVs, nano, composites. Let’s build our future together. The opportunities are literally endless.
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US-Japan Marines Training Should Move Towards Bilateral Warfighting Capabilities via @OKN
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戦争が始まっていないのに、自衛隊はすでに打ちのめされている ぜひ読んでみてください #China #Japan #中国 #日本 #自衛隊
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I'll be joining this event, as I wrote one of the chapters. It's on-line as well, and should be good.
@AndrewSErickson
Andrew Erickson 艾立信
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Look forward to joining The #BoilingMoat ’s rollout @HooverInst / @Stanford ——Thursday, 30 May 4:00–5:30 pm PT! Click here to register for in-person or online webinar attendance: Led by Matt Pottinger & @LarryDiamond / @FSIStanford . Other participating
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Had a short bit studying the obvious that despite having plenty of punch the US Navy is in trouble.
@NTDNews
NTD News
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According to @NewshamGrant , the U.S. is not doing well in its matchup with #China ’s #Navy . He asserts that the U.S. Navy lacks ships and ammunition, and that the U.S. does not have enough capacity to build ships, do repairs, or even recruit sailors.
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Grant Newsham
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Xi’s objectives towards Taiwan will remain the same even once the election votes are counted.
@tiffanymeier_
Tiffany Meier
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"Xi Jinping has been very clear about what he intends, that is, to get Taiwan one way or the other." @NewshamGrant breaks down what's at stake in the Taiwan elections on @ChinaInFocusNTD
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Had the chance to talk about Philippines and Taiwan defense with Chris Smith. (My part starts around 34:30.) Aggie Di Mauro and Grant Newsham on the Chris Smith Show - 1 April 2024
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Grant Newsham
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Had a good discussion with Tim Ventura about China’s military buildup and what it means.
@timventura
Tim Ventura
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The #DoD 2023 #China Military Power Report indicates a rapid buildup & increase in "provocative actions" by China's #military . Col. Grant Newsham (Ret.) explains why this may be a prelude to war. FULL INTERVIEW: #nuclear #navy #defense @NewshamGrant
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Had short interview on Fox with Stuart Varney on the Russian 'nuke in outer space' scare and also the looming risks to US's position in the Pacific from the PRC. US in 'great danger' of losing control of Central Pacific: Retired Marin... via @YouTube
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Being able to fight and win a shooting war is essential. But political warfare is equally important. The Chinese excel at it. The American barely know what it is. China winning on the Pacific political battlefield via @asiatimesonline
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#Philippine attitudes towards the lack of US support in the face of #CCPChina pressure get little attention. I discuss the matter and argue that American reliability is being tested and in danger. Honor America’s ‘ironclad commitment’ to the Philippines
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Grant Newsham
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Potentially a big deal.
@dicksamuelsMIT
Richard J. Samuels
1 year
US to link up with Taiwan and Japan drone fleets to share real-time data - via @FT
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Spoke with John Batchelor yesterday about the situation in New Caledonia. Things are likely to remain unsettled for a long while. #NewCaledona : Macron flies to the scene. Grant Newsham, author, "When China Attacks." #NewCaledona via @Audioboom
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