Peter Mattis

Peter Mattis is a Fellow in the China Program at The Jamestown Foundation and a PhD student in Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge. He edited Jamestown’s biweekly China Brief from 2011 to 2013. Prior to The Jamestown Foundation, Mr. Mattis worked as an international affairs analyst for the US Government. He received his M.A. in Security Studies from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and earned his B.A. in Political Science and Asian Studies from the University of Washington in Seattle. He also previously worked as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Asian Research in its Strategic Asia and Northeast Asian Studies programs.

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Counterintelligence Remains Weakness in Taiwan’s Defense

On July 6, Taiwanese authorities charged recently-graduated Chinese student Zhou Hongxu with espionage, roughly four months after he was first detained on suspicion of spying for Beijing (Central News Agency

Peter Mattis Interviewed on Four Corners Regarding Chinese Influence Operations

Former Editor of China Brief Peter Mattis appeared in an investigative program about Chinese influence operations on the Australian TV show Four Corners.

Jamestown Fellow Peter Mattis Presents on China’s Central State Security Commission at IISS

Jamestown Fellow Peter Mattis and China Brief contributor Samantha Hoffman gave a presentation, "Managing the power within China’s Central State Security Commission," at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in

Modernizing Military Intelligence: Playing Catchup (Part Two)

This two-part series is adapted from remarks delivered at The Jamestown Foundation’s Sixth Annual China Defense and Security Conference and chapter in China’s Evolving Military Strategy (2016). Part One addresses

Modernizing Military Intelligence: Playing Catch-Up (Part One)

This two-part series is adapted from remarks delivered at The Jamestown Foundation’s Sixth Annual China Defense and Security Conference and chapter in China’s Evolving Military Strategy (2016). Part One addresses

Jamestown Fellows Peter Mattis and Matt Brazil quoted in the Economist

The Economist quoted former China Brief Editor Peter Mattis and Matt Brazil. The article from November 12, "Happenstance and Enemy Action," discusses how world intelligence agencies are refocusing on China. Mattis

Jamestown Fellow Peter Mattis cited in Taiwan Legislative Yuan Session

An article by Peter Mattis, a current Fellow and former Editor of China Brief, was discussed during a session of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (Youtube [in Chinese], October 5). His article,

Three Scenarios for Understanding Changing PLA Activity in Cyberspace

At the end of November, Chinese President Xi Jinping chaired a three-day Central Military Commission (CMC) forum on wide-ranging reform in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), hosting senior military

Peter Mattis writes for War on the Rocks on Chinese Intelligence

Jamestown Fellow and previous editor of China Brief Peter Mattis wrote a “Guide to Chinese Intelligence Operations” in War on the Rocks on August 18th

Jamestown Fellow Peter Mattis Writes for The National Interest on U.S. Intelligence

Jamestown Fellow and previous editor of China Brief Peter Mattis wrote an article in The National Interest on July 13th discussing the need of the U.S. intelligence community to build its corps of

Peter Mattis Cited by UPI on Chinese Military Espionage

Jamestown Fellow Peter Mattis' recent article in China Brief was cited by UPI on March 25 for an article on China's recent arrest of a taxi driver for spying for another

Jamestown Fellow Peter Mattis Writes in The National Interest on China’s Purge of Intel Official

On January 20, Jamestown Fellow and former China Brief editor Peter Mattis wrote an article in The National Interest on recent purges in China's intelligence agency, the Ministry of State Security

Jamestown Fellow Peter Mattis Quoted by Wall Street Journal

On January 16, Jamestown Fellow Peter Mattis was quoted by the Wall Street Journal about the purge of a senior Chinese intelligence official.

Jamestown Fellow Peter Mattis Writes for The National Interest

Jamestown Fellow and previous editor of China Brief Peter Mattis wrote an article in The National Interest on January 6 covering China's civil-military relations: "China's Military Is NOT Going Rogue."

China’s Espionage Against Taiwan (Part II): Chinese Intelligence Collectors

Chinese intelligence operations have long been understood in the West as somehow different than more familiar forms of espionage: inscrutable, undirected and largely run by amateurs. Like most modern states,

China’s Espionage Against Taiwan (Part I): Analysis of Recent Operations

The last few weeks put Chinese espionage against Taiwan back into the headlines with a series of arrests and sentencing pronouncements. In the first week of October, a Taiwanese court

ABC (Australia) Interviews Jamestown Fellow Peter Mattis on Chinese Intelligence

Peter Mattis discussed Chinese intelligence operations in Australia with ABC Australia's radio news program Late Night Live.

The Military Dimensions of NPC 2014

On March 4, Premier Li Keqiang delivered the annual Report on the Work of the Government to the National People’s Congress (NPC). In the small section on national defense, Premier

China Brief Editor Peter Mattis cited by Marketplace

China Brief Editor Peter Mattis was cited in an article published by Marketplace entitled: "Is China's Huawei a threat to our national security?"

Central Committee Roundup; Zhuhai Air Show Highlights Burgeoning Aerospace Industry

Central Committee Roundup The end of the 18th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) saw the announcement of a new Central Committee, including 205 full members and 171