Peter Martin

NEW:  US intelligence indicates that Xi’s sweeping military purge came after it emerged that corruption undermined his efforts to modernize the armed forces and raised questions about China’s ability to fight a war bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

In the middle of a trade war, Congo is trying to woo Trump’s White House without risking critical investment from Beijing It wont' be easy: China has embedded itself at every level of the resources business in Congo’s copper belt bloomberg.com/features/2025-…

Can Congo pull off the balancing act of trying to woo Trump’s White House without dislodging critical investment from Beijing? -- Longform from Will Clowes, @PeterMartin_PCM @ArletteBashizi & me bloomberg.com/features/2025-… via @business

Trump's proposal for a Gaza “riviera" is unlikely to come fruition — but Arab governments agree that ignoring the US president isn't an option bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @PeterMartin_PCM @SamDagher

Donald Trump's crackdown on foreign aid has ground an engine of US geopolitical influence to a halt, creating an opening for rivals like China, @PeterMartin_PCM reports bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

This seems to confirm the USG leak that @PeterMartin_PCM of @Bloomberg got that there were major issues of corruption with the building of the nuclear missile force.

This is important confirmation from @DeptofDefense that most of the removals within the PLARF were indeed due to fraud and mismanagement of funds related to silo construction, as this Bloomberg article suggested in Jan. 2024. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Who briefs Xi Jinping? For @AsiaPolicy me and @HungChingFei analyze a new dataset of Politburo study sessions and speakers from 12/2002–6/2024 (h/t @BrianTHart) Shows trends like Xi's rising focus on Party control and national security relative to economic development 1/8

Last November, America’s top spy landed in Kinshasa with an unusual offer for DRC president, Felix Tshisekedi: The US would share secret intelligence with his govt in return for his participation in a cease-fire. With @PeterMartin_PCM bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Quoted @Bloomberg by @nat_droz & @PeterMartin_PCM: Nuclear weapons would “provide the ultimate deterrent capacity” [for Iran] because they “would cause Washington and Jerusalem to fear escalating.”bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

“The CIA is boosting its efforts to recruit Chinese citizens as it seeks to capitalize on what US officials say is growing discontent with President Xi Jinping’s rule,” writes @PeterMartin_PCM bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Supply chain interference is “rampant.” @KatrinaManson and @PeterMartin_PCM join the Big Take podcast to discuss what we know about the Hezbollah pager attack and what it means for devices around the world trib.al/TQBUJdV

This @PeterMartin_PCM piece gives a rare glimpse into the maneuvering between the US & China as the latter tries to get an Atlantic Ocean military base in Africa. It's a high-stakes contest that will continue to be a major factor in the US's Africa policy bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Scoop: The US is assembling an economic and security assistance package for Gabon in a bid to prevent China from establishing a military footprint in the strategically positioned Central African nation bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Report from @PeterMartin_PCM of @bpolitics that the #USA🇺🇲 is preparing a new economic & security assistance package for #Gabon🇬🇦 to counter efforts by #China🇨🇳 to gain a military toehold in the strategically-positioned Central African country. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

When Xi was wooing African leaders with a banquet Wednesday, King Mswati III of Eswatini was notably absent That’s because the kingdom — about the size of New Jersey and with just 1.2 million people — is one of Taiwan’s remaining dozen diplomatic allies bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Here's my first dispatch on China's big summit for African leaders this week. The rub: Xi wants bigger returns and fewer headaches on China's loans after pouring more than $120 billion into the continent for over a decade. Together with @neiLmunshi bloomberg.com/news/features/…

@AMartinezNYT Thank you!!

@PeterMartin_PCM Congrats man

Personal update: As of late last Thursday night, I'm a correspondent for Bloomberg in Nairobi I'll be writing about Africa, the Middle East and -- as always -- a big dose of China in the world Send me tips and story ideas!

@meghara thank you!!

@PeterMartin_PCM Congratulations Peter! Wish you all the best in Nairobi.