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Dan Spinelli is a program specialist for the China team at USIP. His work focuses on cross-Strait relations and Chinese domestic politics.

Before joining USIP, he worked as a national security reporter for four years, covering various aspects of China policy, peace activism and the U.S. military. He also studied Mandarin Chinese for a year in Taiwan through funding from a U.S. Fulbright-Hays grant and as a National Bureau of Asian Research Chinese Language Fellow.

Spinelli is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Asian studies from Georgetown University. He previously graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English.

Publications By Dan

China Responds to Taiwan’s Plea for Cross-Strait Peace with Military Pressure

Thursday, October 24, 2024

By: Naiyu Kuo; Dan Spinelli; Jennifer Staats, Ph.D.

In his first National Day speech as Taiwan’s president, William Lai Ching-te called for regional peace while reaffirming that China and Taiwan “are not subordinate to each other.” Though Lai’s October 10 address was more restrained than past remarks, it was attacked by China’s state media as “highly provocative.” Days later, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) encircled Taiwan with record numbers of military aircraft and warships during a series of military “drills.”

Type: Question and Answer

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

China, Philippines Have Big Disagreements Over Their Recent Deal

Thursday, July 25, 2024

By: Andrew Scobell, Ph.D.; Dan Spinelli; Brian Harding; Carla Freeman, Ph.D.; Lyndi Tsering; Dean Cheng

China and the Philippines this weekend reached a deal aimed at reducing their growing tensions over Second Thomas Shoal. The agreement comes as maritime confrontations have been increasing in frequency and intensity, raising fears of a broader conflict that could lead to the Philippines invoking its mutual defense treaty with the United States. While the deal could be a key step to reducing tensions, messaging from both Beijing and Manila suggests that both sides still firmly maintain their positions on the disputed waters, and that they see the agreement’s provisions in fundamentally different ways.