Dai Xu (; born 30 September 1964) is a Chinese author, social commentator, and the president of the Marine Institute For Security And Cooperation (). He is also a

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at the PLA National Defense University. Xu holds the rank of

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in the

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. He is a supporter of communist orthodoxy, and has expressed strong

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sentiments.

Biography

Dai was born in

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, 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 ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Utopia (Internet forum)''. He has published many books on military affairs.

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."

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

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Kaifu Lee

In 2013, Dai said " Kaifu Lee is a CIA agent" on his Sina Weibo.

South China Sea

In December 2018, he suggested that China's navy should ram

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ships sailing in the disputed

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