Josh Rogin - Chaos Under Heaven

58 reported it: Kate O’Keeffe, Aruna Viswanatha, and Cezary Podkul, “China’s Pursuit of Fugitive Businessman Guo Wengui Kicks Off Manhattan Caper Worthy of Spy Thriller,” Wall Street Journal, October 23, 2017, https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-hunt-for-guo-wengui-a-fugitive-businessman-kicks-off-manhattan-caper-worthy-of-spy-thriller-1508717977.

61 as Business Insider reported: Linette Lopez, “And Now It’s Clear How China Will Exploit Steve Wynn’s Moment of Weakness,” Business Insider, January 20, 2018, https://www.businessinsider.com.au/how-china-responds-to-steve-wynn-allegations-2018-1.

61 he told shareholders: Linette Lopez, “STEVE WYNN: ‘In My 45 Years of Experience I’ve Never Seen Anything like This Before,’” Business Insider, October 15, 2016, https://www.businessinsider.in/steve-wynn-in-my-45-years-of-experience-ive-never-seen-anything-like-this-before/articleshow/49396379.cms.

61 in a call with shareholders: Bob Bryan, “STEVE WYNN: China’s Economic Policies Have Done Something ‘Unequaled in the History of Civilisation,’” Business Insider, February 17, 2016, https://www.businessinsider.com.au/wynn-chinese-economic-policies-unequaled-in-history-2016-2?r=US&IR=T.

62 share price jumped: Bryan, “STEVE WYNN.”

62 engage in sexual acts: Jane Li, “Billionaire Steve Wynn Resigns as Chairman of Wynn Macau, Shares to Resume Trading on Thursday,” South China Morning Post, February 7, 2018, https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/2132372/billionaire-steve-wynn-steps-down-ceo-wynn-resorts-wynn.

62 received at least $400,000: Alex Isenstadt, “Republicans Take $400k from Casino Mogul Accused of Sexual Assault,” Politico, May 17, 2019, https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/17/republicans-steve-wynn-sexual-assault-1331479.

62 Guo hired Bannon: Jonathan Swan and Erica Pandey, “Exclusive: Steve Bannon’s $1 Million Deal Linked to a Chinese Billionaire,” Axios, October 29, 2019, https://www.axios.com/steve-bannon-contract-chinese-billionaire-guo-media-fa6bc244-6d7a-4a53-9f03-1296d4fae5aa.html.

62 hired a private intelligence firm: Aruna Viswanatha and Kate O’Keeffe, “Chinese Tycoon Holed Up in Manhattan Hotel Is Accused of Spying for Beijing,” Wall Street Journal, July 22, 2019, https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-tycoon-holed-up-in-manhattan-hotel-is-accused-of-spying-for-beijing-11563810726.

64 Pras Michel: Dan Friedman, “How a Member of the Fugees Got Caught Up in Pro-China Lobbying,” Mother Jones, December 2018, https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/12/how-fugees-pras-michel-got-caught-up-in-pro-china-lobbying-elliott-broidy/.

64 Justice Department released: Matt Zapotosky, “Longtime GOP Fundraiser Elliott Broidy Charged with Acting as a Foreign Agent, Is Likely to Plead Guilty,” Washington Post, October 8, 2020, https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-fundraiser-broidy-charged/2020/10/08/f2640488-f1f7-11ea-b796-2dd09962649c_story.html.

65 Navarro said: Peter Navarro, “Economic Security as National Security: A Discussion with Dr. Peter Navarro” Center for Strategic and International Studies, November 13, 2018, https://www.csis.org/analysis/economic-security-national-security-discussion-dr-peter-navarro.

65 on the advisory board: Matt Schrader (@MattSchrader_DC), “He’s on the international advisory board of China Investment Corporation, the PRC’s sovereign wealth fund,” Twitter, January 12, 2019, 12:52 p.m., https://twitter.com/MattSchrader_DC/status/1084191345135271938.

66 an essay in Foreign Affairs: John L. Thornton, “Long Time Coming,” Foreign Affairs, January 2008, https://web.archive.org/web/20150822083851/ https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/asia/2008-01-01/long-time-coming.

66 In 2013 he predicted: Brookings Institution, “John Thornton: Chinese Need Advice, Not Help on Concepts,” YouTube video, March 25, 2013, 3:45, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjhoOHsfbhg.

4. THE ROAD TO WAR

75 famously reported: Philip Rucker and Robert Costa, “Bob Woodward’s New Book Reveals a ‘Nervous Breakdown’ of Trump’s Presidency,” Washington Post, September 4, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bob-woodwards-new-book-reveals-a-nervous-breakdown-of-trumps-presidency/2018/09/04/b27a389e-ac60-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html.

81 Mao wrote in 1939: Mao Tse-tung, “Introducing the Communist,” Marxists, October 4, 1939, https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-2/mswv2_20.htm.

82 when he said: Alex Joske, “The Party Speaks for You: Foreign Interference and the Chinese Communist Party’s United Front System,” Strategist, June 9, 2020, https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-party-speaks-for-you-foreign-interference-and-the-chinese-communist-partys-united-front-system/.

82 Central Intelligence Agency defined: “The United Front in Communist China,” Central Intelligence Agency, May 1957, https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78-00915R000600210003-9.pdf.

82 in a report: Alex Joske, “The Party Speaks for You,” Australian Strategic Policy Institute, June 9, 2020, https://www.aspi.org.au/report/party-speaks-you.

86 Japanese “blood”: Josh Rogin, “China’s Smear Campaign Against a U.S. Admiral Backfires,” Washington Post, May 8, 2017, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2017/05/08/chinas-smear-campaign-against-a-u-s-admiral-backfires/.

87 news reports at the time: David Nakamura and Anne Gearan, “Disagreement on North Korea Policy Derails White House Choice for Ambassador to South Korea,” Washington Post, January 30, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/disagreement-on-north-korea-policy-could-derail-white-house-choice-for-ambassador-to-south-korea/2018/01/30/3a21191c-05da-11e8-94e8-e8b8600ade23_story.html.

87 he lost the gig: Victor Cha, “Giving North Korea a ‘Bloody Nose’ Carries a Huge Risk to Americans,” Washington Post, January 30, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/victor-cha-giving-north-korea-a-bloody-nose-carries-a-huge-risk-to-americans/2018/01/30/43981c94-05f7-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html.

88 launch a public attack: Josh Rogin, “Bannon’s Departure Has Huge Implications for the U.S.-China Relationship,” Washington Post, August 18, 2017, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2017/08/18/bannons-departure-has-huge-implications-for-the-u-s-china-relationship/.

88 Rubio announced: Josh Rogin, “Without Rex Tillerson’s Protection, a Top State Department Asia Nominee Is in Trouble,” Washington Post, March 15, 2018, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2018/03/15/without-rex-tillersons-protection-a-top-state-department-nominee-is-in-trouble/.

89 BuzzFeed reported: Joseph Bernstein, “Sources: McMaster Mocked Trump’s Intelligence at a Private Dinner,” BuzzFeed News, November 20, 2017, https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/sources-mcmaster-mocked-trumps-intelligence-in-a-private.

5. THE TRUMPS GO TO ASIA

91 issue a joint statement: “Remarks by President Trump and President Xi of China in Joint Press Statement—Beijing, China,” White House, July 30, 2020, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-president-xi-china-joint-press-statement-beijing-china/.

91 has been held up: Kayla Tausche, “West Virginia Is Still Waiting on a Game-Changing $84 Billion Investment from China That Was Promised in 2017,” CNBC, June 21, 2019, https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/20/west-virginia-still-waiting-on-84-billion-investment-from-china.html.