Ratcliffe, a former Republican congressman appointed by Trump to the top US spy job last spring, said China posed "the greatest threat to America today, and the greatest threat to democracy and freedom world-wide since World War Two." He said he had shifted resources within the $85 billion annual federal budget allocated to intelligence to increase the focus on China. Ratcliffe alluded to reports collected by US intelligence agencies that Chinese representatives have sought to interfere in US domestic politics. He also charged that China had stolen US defense technology to fuel President Xi Jinping's aggressive military modernization plans. Now let's all be honest about China," Ratcliffe told Reuters after the article was published.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 04, 2020 07:52 UTC