Dai Xu
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Dai Xu ({{zh|c=戴旭|p=Dài Xù}}; born 30 September 1964) is a Chinese author, social commentator, and the president of the Marine Institute For Security And Cooperation ({{lang|zh-hans|海洋安全与合作研究院}}). He is also a professor at the PLA National Defense University. Xu holds the rank of Senior Colonel in the People's Liberation Army Air Force. He is a supporter of communist orthodoxy, and has expressed strong nationalist sentiments.{{cite web |url=http://chinascope.org/main/content/view/5294/92/ |title=Dai Xu:the United States Launched a "Cyber War" against China |accessdate=2013-03-24 |publisher=Chinascope }}
Biography
Dai was born in Minquan County, Henan, on September 30, 1964. He graduated from the Telecommunication Engineering Institute, Air Force Engineering University and the Shanghai Branch, Nanjing Political Academy; and has served as a journalist on several publications, including the Global Times, People's Daily Online, and Utopia (Internet forum). He has published many books on military affairs.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}
Controversies
Dai is often noted for expressing hawkish or controversial opinions. In August 2012, for example, he described Vietnam, the Philippines and Japan as "the three running dogs of the United States in Asia," and argued that "We only need to kill one, and it will immediately bring the others to heel."David Lague (17 January 2013), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-hawks-idUSBRE90G00C20130117 Special Report: China's military hawks take the offensive] Reuters
=Bird flu=
In 2013, Dai wrote "Bird flu is the newest US bioweapon. It's all about terrifying lasers, and much less about engineering a new strain of bird flu to deploy against Chinese citizens." on his Sina Weibo.{{cite web|url=http://now.msn.com/dai-xu-chinese-colonel-says-us-is-behind-bird-flu-outbreak-in-china |title=Bird flu is the newest US bioweapon, according to a Chinese colonel |accessdate=2013-11-04 |publisher=MSN |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911163301/http://now.msn.com/dai-xu-chinese-colonel-says-us-is-behind-bird-flu-outbreak-in-china |archivedate=2013-09-11 }}
=Kaifu Lee=
In 2013, Dai said "Kaifu Lee is a CIA agent" on his Sina Weibo.{{cite web |url=http://www.terminalx.org/2013/04/chinese-colonel-dai-xu-accuses-kaifu-lee-of-being-a-cia-agent.html |title=Chinese Colonel Dai Xu accuses Kaifu Lee of being a CIA agent |accessdate=2013-04-17 |publisher=terminalx |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520151708/http://www.terminalx.org/2013/04/chinese-colonel-dai-xu-accuses-kaifu-lee-of-being-a-cia-agent.html |archivedate=2013-05-20 }}{{cite web |url= http://shanghaiist.com/2013/04/16/pla_colonel_dai_xu_accuses_kaifu_lee_of_being_cia_agent_bill_gates_racial_genocide.php|title=PLA Colonel Dai Xu accuses Kaifu Lee of being a CIA agent |accessdate=2013-04-16 |publisher=Shanghaiist |work= James Griffiths |language=Chinese }}
=South China Sea=
In December 2018, he suggested that China's navy should ram United States Navy ships sailing in the disputed South China Sea.{{Cite web|first=Alex |last=Lockie |authorlink= |title= China sets the stage for a 'bloody nose' attack on US aircraft carriers, but it would backfire horribly |publisher=Business Insider|date= January 11, 2019|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-threats-to-attack-us-aircraft-carriers-would-backfire-horribly-2019-1 |accessdate=}}{{Cite web|first=Duncan |last=Deaeth |authorlink= |title= Senior Chinese military official urges PLAN to attack US naval vessels in S. China Sea |publisher=Taiwan News|date=December 8, 2018 |url= https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3592985 |accessdate=}}
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