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Trump spy chief labels China biggest threat to freedom since World War II as Sino-US relations sour
A top US intelligence official has stepped up the Trump Administration’s harsh attacks on Beijing, labelling China the biggest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since World War II.
Key points:
- The Trump Administration official says China is bent on global domination
- The Chinese embassy rejected his comments as “fact-distorting” and hypocritical
- US-China relations have worsened over human rights and COVID-19 issues
“The intelligence is clear: Beijing intends to dominate the US and the rest of the planet economically, militarily and technologically,” Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said in an opinion article published in the Wall Street Journal.
He also said China was bent on global domination.
Mr Ratcliffe, a former…
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