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.

“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…