Mike Pompeo told the BBC that the Chinese "have a much bigger footprint" to carry out such covert activities than the Russians. The US intelligence community accuses Russia of interfering in the 2016 presidential election. Talking about China, Pompeo said: "The Chinese have a much bigger footprint upon which to execute that mission than the Russians do. The US spy chief said "countries could collectively do more to combat Chinese efforts to exert power over the West". Pompeo said that even though there has been co-operation in counter-terrorism efforts between Washington and Russia, he still saw Moscow primarily as an "adversary".

Source: bd News24 January 30, 2018 09:11 UTC