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International Telecommunication Union, 172–73

Iran

hopes for collaboration with China on nuclear deal, 13

US sanctions on, 161

Isa, Dolkun, 169–70

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James, LeBron, 207

Japan, foreign policy of, 46–47

Jarett, Valerie, 101

Jawdat, Ferkat, 208–9

John Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies

CUSEF funding, 117

Pacific Community Initiative, 117

joint ventures, under FIRRMA, 138

Jones, Roy, 203

Joske, Alex, 82, 116

Juster, Kenneth, 49

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Kanter, Enes, 205

Kellogg, Keith, 157

Kelly, John

as chief of staff, 71

ordered Ricardel to comply regarding travel to Africa, 157

as part of Axis of Adults, xxv, 108

trade policies/negotiations with China, 72–73, 75

Kennan, George F.

as director of Office of Policy Planning, 181

legacy of, 184, 195–96

Long Telegram and Letter X, 180–81, 197

opposition to most Cold War policy, 181–82

Kerry, John, xiii, 13, 288

Kim, Jim, 173–76

Kim Jong Un, Trump’s desire for diplomacy with, 88

Kislyak, Sergei, 22, 29

Kissel, Mary, 182–83, 192

Kissinger, Henry, 251

as chairman of China Ventures, 5–6

meetings with Xi, 5, 6, 15–16

Navarro’s concerns about FARA violations by, 64

on potential new cold war, 191

worked with Kushner during campaign, 15–16

Kissinger Associates, 5

Kraft, Robert, 115

Kudlow, Larry, 251

approach to China relations, 146

co-authored letter of Trump’s opposition to Thrift Savings Plan, 240

as director of National Economic Council, 246

on Meng’s arrest, 161

as part of Wall Street clique, xxv

on Trump’s reversal on tariffs, 247

Kushner, Jared, 9, 32, 251

as backchannel to China, 14–16, 33, 40, 68, 249–50

conflicts of interest, 39–40, 94–96

first meeting with Chinese officials, ix

impact on US-China relations, xxv–xxvi, 40–42

as part of Wall Street clique, 19, 31, 33

preparation for Xi-Trump summit, 33, 38–41

relationship with Deng Murdoch, 97–98

secret meeting with Chinese investors, 94–96

worked with Kissinger during campaign, 15–16

Kwok, Miles. See Guo Wengui

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Lancet , study on origins of coronavirus, 261, 272

Law, Nathan, 220–21

law enforcement agencies

China policies and, 213

Chinese influence in US universities, 216, 224

Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity Dialogue, 53

Lee, Charles. See Dr. Charles

Lee Hsien Loong, 187

Lehman, Edward, 121–22

Lehman-Bush, 121

Letter X. See Kennan, George F.

Lewis, Michael, 204

Li, Cheng, 66

Libra electronic payment system, 228

Lighthizer, Robert, 250–51, 296

at Beijing meeting with Xi, 91

tech policies/negotiations with China, 146, 148

trade policies/negotiations with China, 31, 39, 57, 68, 76, 146, 162–64, 243, 248–50

as US trade representative, 19

work on Section 301 investigation, 73, 134–37

Li-Ning, 204

Link, Perry, 220

Liu, Dimon, 109–10, 113, 255

Liu He, 146, 162–63, 247–48, 250, 251

Liu Xiaobo, 129

Li Weitian. See Dr. Charles

Li Wenliang, 255, 261, 263

Li Xiannian, 116

Locke, Gary, 138

Love, Reggie, 142

Lovinger, Adam, 30

Low, Jho, 64

loyalty ratings, by CCP, 200–201

Lu De, 289, 290

M

Ma, Jack, 95–96, 139, 297

Ma, Mary Caiyun, 178–79

Macau, Chinese coercion of corporations regarding, 202, 203

Macron, Emmanuel, 246–47

Made in China 2025 plan, 12, 75, 76, 135–36, 145, 283

Ma Jian, 58–59

Mamut, Qurban, 208

Manafort, Paul, 63

Mao Zedong, 80, 81, 116, 165, 306

Mar-a-Lago, Florida

security and access to, 47–49

attempts to infiltrate by CCP united front, 114

See also Xi-Trump summit period, Mar-a-Lago

Márquez, Iván Duque, 124

Marriott Hotels, 203

Marshall, Andy, 30

Marshall, George, 181

mass forced labor. See Sinicization, of Xinjiang ethnic minority groups

Massie, Thomas, 212

Mattis, James “Mad Dog”

as defense secretary, 33–34, 42, 72, 156

endorsed FIRRMA, 134

as part of Axis of Adults, xxv, 108

resignation of, 187

trade policies/negotiations with China, 72–73, 74–75

visit to China and meeting with Xi, 149–50

Mattis, Peter, 110–12, 113, 115–16, 118, 120

Ma Xiaowei, 262

Ma Zhaoxu, 167–68, 173

McCain, John S., 306

McCarthy, Kevin, 252

McCarthyism, 196, 217

McConnell, Mitch, 101, 117, 125, 211–12

McDaniel, Ronna Romney, 295–96

McDonough, Denis, 16

McFarland, K. T., 17, 86

at 2017 Passing the Baton conference, 24

criticized Strategic Approach document on Fox TV, 198

first meeting with Chinese officials, x, xii

resignation of, 29

McKenzie, Nick, 80

McMaster, H. R.

at Beijing meeting with Xi, 91

Indo-Pacific strategic framework and, 78

infighting smear campaign against, 88–89

as part of Axis of Adults, xxv, 108

relationship with Bannon, 89

resignation of, 89

trade policies/negotiations with China, 74–75

MD Anderson Cancer Center, 222

Meng, Ben, 238–40

Meng Hongwei, 173

Meng Wanzhou, 160–62

Mercedes-Benz, 203

Merkel, Angela, 32

Meyers, Nicole Kushner, 94–95

military-civil fusion strategy, of China, 131, 145, 192, 241

See also China; Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

Miller, Eli, 162

Miller, Stephen

as speech writer on foreign policy, 6–7

as Superhawk and approach to China relations, xxiv–xxv, 8, 26–27, 31

MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), stopped artificial intelligence work due to planned use on Uyghurs, 223

Mitchell, Derek, 93, 129

MITRE Corporation, 204

Mnuchin, Steven, 8–9, 251, 296

bailed out Google, 226–27

CFIUS reform and, 133–34, 137

concerns over arrest of Huawei CFO, 162

negotiations on TikTok, 229

objected to sanctions on China for human rights violations, 169

opposed to pandemic travel ban on China, 258

as part of Wall Street clique, xxv, 19, 31, 33

protection of China as currency manipulator, 245

protection of index provider practices, 237–38, 297

relationship with Paulson, 20

relationship with Schwarzman, 48

role in other foreign policy, 32

tech policies/negotiations with China, 146, 148

trade policies/negotiations with China, 39, 51, 52, 54, 57, 65, 68–69, 70, 71, 74, 76, 108, 136, 146, 148, 243, 244, 247, 248–49, 301

Moffitt Cancer Center, 222

Moneyball (Lewis), 204

money-for-visas schemes, 94–95

MoneyGram, 95–96, 139

Morey, Daryl, 204–7

Morrison, Charles, 195

Mother Jones, on C. Yang’s united front work, 115

Moulton, Seth, 286

MSCI, 233–34, 236, 237, 239

Muddy Waters Research, 232

Mulvaney, Mick, 258–59

Murdoch, Rupert, 97, 98, 100

Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (MECEA) (1961), 130

mutual funds, 233–34

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NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), 7, 32, 74

Nakashima, Ellen, 162

National Association of Scholars, on perks of Confucius Institutes, 218

National Basketball Association (NBA), 204–9

National Bureau of Asian Research, on reshaping of international norms by China, 171

National Conservatism Conference (2019), 226–27

National Defense Authorization Act (1961), 138

National Governors Association, 122, 192