Donald Trump's pick for US intelligence chief, John Ratcliffe, says he views China as the 'greatest threat actor' to the United States, citing China's role in the coronavirus outbreak along with cybersecurity and technology issues. President Donald Trump’s nominee for national intelligence director, John Ratcliffe said at his confirmation hearing Tuesday his primary focus for the intelligence community would be on the impact of coronavirus around the world, as well as questions about its origins in Wuhan, China. "If confirmed, the intelligence community will be laser-focused on getting all of the answers that we can regarding how this happened, when this happened, and I commit to providing with as much transparency to you as the law will allow and with due regard for sources and methods," Ratcliffe said. Ratcliffe said that he views China as the "greatest threat actor" to the United States right now, citing China's role in the coronavirus outbreak along with cybersecurity and technology issues. "All roads lead to China," he said.

Source: The Standard May 06, 2020 03:12 UTC