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Oriana Skylar Mastro
@osmastro
Political scientist @stanford, China expert @Carnegieendow, Officer @USAFReserve. Author of Upstart: How China Became a Great Power. Views don’t rep instit'ns.
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    Oriana Skylar Mastro
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    May 6, 2024
    18 years ago, I moved to DC to be a junior fellow at Carnegie (first day pic below!). What a dream to now join the team as a nonresident scholar!
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    Evan A. Feigenbaum
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    May 6, 2024
    Replying to @EvanFeigenbaum @FSIStanford and 5 others
    4: And Oriana is part of a trio of all-star China security hires that we've made in the last 18 months at #CarnegieAsia. I'm really thrilled to have the outstanding trio of @IBKardon @osmastro and @SheenaGreitens anchoring our team.
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    Oriana Skylar Mastro
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    Jun 3, 2021
    You think China would never take Taiwan by force? Think again. My piece in the next issue of @ForeignAffairs:
    The Taiwan Temptation
    From foreignaffairs.com
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    Oriana Skylar Mastro
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    Jul 1, 2021
    Call me crazy but today Xi Jinping did not sound like someone that wants to avoid war at all costs. He reiterated his 'unshakeable commitment to unification with Taiwan and warned foreigners that 'bully' China will be met with 'great wall of steel.'
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    Oriana Skylar Mastro
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    Mar 30, 2021
    Chinese State Council issued a report last week on human rights violations in the US. They don't seem to understand the irony that all their cited information comes from the US - gov reports and the free press!
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    Oriana Skylar Mastro
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    Jun 2, 2019
    General Wei tells us not to worry. China is peace loving. China has never attacked another country in its history. Tell that to Vietnam, India and South Korea! #SLD19
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    Oriana Skylar Mastro
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    Jun 7, 2024
    Thrilled to finally see my new book "Upstart: How China Became a Great Power" in print! Get your copy with 30% off at OUP with code ASFLYQ6: global.oup.com/academic/produ… Amazon: amazon.com/Upstart-China-…
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    Oriana Skylar Mastro
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    Sep 28, 2022
    Super excited to receive Scott Kastner’s new book on Taiwan - such an important topic done by an excellent political scientist!
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    Oriana Skylar Mastro
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    Oct 29, 2023
    "The Chinese government is engaged in the most sustained, scaled and sophisticated theft of intellectual property and expertise in human history" Five Eyes spy chiefs warn Silicon Valley of Chinese threat from quantum computing and AI to synthetic biology:
    Five Eyes spy chiefs warn Silicon Valley over Chinese threat
    From ft.com
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    Oriana Skylar Mastro
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    Oct 23, 2022
    I’ve always thought of Xi as ruthless but pragmatic. Hu was not a threat - he no longer had his own power base. This makes me think Xi has indeed lost it.
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    The New York Times
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    Oct 22, 2022
    Hu Jintao, the former Chinese leader, was unexpectedly escorted out of the Communist Party congress without explanation. He appeared to pause to speak to President Xi Jinping before leaving. nyti.ms/3eUFHEJ
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    Oriana Skylar Mastro
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    Oct 5, 2024
    Why did it take 25 years for the West to realize China’s growing power? Read a review of my new book Upstart in @reactionlife. I explore how China accumulated power so quickly without provoking the US and what this means for future US-China strategy. loom.ly/O4j22Ko
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    Oriana Skylar Mastro
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    Feb 11, 2020
    I could not be more excited about embarking on the next stage of my career @Stanford @StanfordSAPARC @StanfordCISAC. Thx to all @FSIStanford for the opportunity and support in making it happen!
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    FSI Stanford
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    Feb 10, 2020
    We are excited to announce that China and East Asian security expert Oriana Skylar Mastro @osmastro will join us as a Center Fellow beginning this August! ow.ly/Ck2E50yiOR8
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    Oriana Skylar Mastro
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    Mar 25, 2021
    Anyone who says China would never attack Guam has never engaged w/ PRC military or read authoritative writings. Nothing is off the table. Although exact targets depend on what US needs most to operate. @TBowmanNPR
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    Pentagon Pushes For Bigger Effort To Deter China's Growing Military Might
    The Pacific Deterrence Initiative aims to beef up the military in the Pacific and work more closely with partners and allies. But some experts are cautious about inflating the Chinese threat.
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    Oriana Skylar Mastro
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    Jun 23, 2021
    You think we've rebalanced? Shocking stat I read in a report today: the U.S. Air Force has the same number of Foreign Area Officer billets for Chinese specialists as it does for Portuguese speakers.
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    Oriana Skylar Mastro
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    Aug 4, 2020
    So excited to start the next stage of my career at Stanford!
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    CISAC & on Bluesky @stanfordcisac.bsky.social
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    Aug 3, 2020
    Welcome @osmastro! The CISAC community is happy to welcome such a highly regarded scholar who focuses on Chinese military and security policy, Asia-Pacific security issues, great power relations, war termination, and coercive diplomacy. aparc.fsi.stanford.edu/news/fsi%E2%80…