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Alex Joske
Chinese-Australian sinologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alex W. Joske (Chinese: 周安瀾; pinyin: Zhōu Ānlán) is a Chinese-Australian author, sinologist, open-source intelligence researcher, and risk consultant who investigates the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), particularly its influence operations. Previously a researcher with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, his writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and NBC News[1][2][3][4] His first major work influenced legislation in the United States Congress to ban Chinese military (PLA) officials from sensitive U.S. government laboratories.[5][6] He was publicly banned from entering China by the Chinese government in 2020 due to his work.[7] In 2022, he released his first book, Spies and Lies, about the clandestine operations of the Ministry of State Security and United Front Work Department.
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周安瀾 | |||||||||
![]() Joske on Voice of America in October 2022 | |||||||||
Born | Alex W. Joske c. 1996 | ||||||||
Nationality | Australian | ||||||||
Education | Australian National University (B.A.) National Taiwan Normal University | ||||||||
Years active | 2018–present | ||||||||
Employer(s) | McGrathNicol, Australian Strategic Policy Institute | ||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 周安瀾 | ||||||||
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Website | Twitter account |