Peter Mattis
Former CIA analyst and staff director at the Congressional Executive Commission on China, now president of the Jamestown Foundation with expertise on the Chinese military and politics.
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Feb 19, 2026 • 59min
Power, Paranoia, and the People's Liberation Army
Joel Wuff, analyst at the National Defense University; Peter Mattis, China-focused former CIA analyst and Jamestown Foundation president; John Zinn, Brookings China politics specialist; Dennis Wilder, veteran CIA China analyst now in academia. They unpack PLA purges, the political control of the military, implications for readiness and corruption, and how leadership turnover reshapes signaling and risk calculations abroad.
Aug 8, 2021 • 0sec
“How Xi Jinping’s New Era Should Have Ended U.S. Debate” With Peter Mattis
Guest Peter Mattis, an expert in Chinese political and security affairs, discusses China's goals under Xi Jinping and how Western analysts struggle to understand the Communist Party. They explore China's influence, control strategies, and the impact of platforms like WeChat on American citizens. The conversation also covers Operation Fox Hunt, military modernization, Chinese coercion tactics, and the complexity of China's political speech.
