Thread by @1foreverseeking

What are we to think about all this?

Things are getting interesting. Bryne has a certificate from Beijing Normal University, a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese studies from Dartmouth, a masters from Cambridge as a Marshall (Plan) Scholar & a Ph.D. in philosophy from Stanford.

Note there is a large gap from 1985-1989

Byrne was at Stanford as a teaching fellow 1989-91, at the same time Condi Rice was an assoc. professor. Byrne didn't get his PhD until 1996. Also at Stanford then was William Perry, Clinton Sec Def, & his consultant John Lewis. I have no idea if Byrne knew Rice, Perry, or Lewis.

Also in 1989, Hua Dim, from a family of Communist officials, left China & joined Stanford. He'd studied missiles in Russia & worked in the Chinese ballistic missile program for 24 yrs. At Stanford, he worked with Condi Rice, William Perry & John Lewis.

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