US National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe Says China Is The 'Biggest National Security Threat We Face'

China poses the greatest threat to America and the rest of the free world since World War II, outgoing National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe (pictured) said Thursday 

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 * National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe said Thursday that China poses the greatest threat to America and the rest of the free world since World War II 

 * 'Many of China's major public initiatives and prominent companies offer only a layer of camouflage to the activities of the Chinese Communist Party,' he said 

 * He said: 'I call its approach of economic espionage "rob, replicate and replace"' 

 * Trump administration officials have been stepping up their anti-China rhetoric for months, as Trump sought to deflect blame for the spread of the coronavirus 

 * On the campaign trail, Trump warned that Biden would go easy on China 

China poses the greatest threat to America and the rest of the free world since World War II, outgoing National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe said Thursday as the Trump administration ramps up anti-Chinese rhetoric to pressure President-elect Joe Biden to be tough on Beijing. 

'The intelligence is clear: Beijing intends to dominate the US and the rest of the planet economically, militarily and technologically,' Ratcliffe wrote in an op-ed published Thursday in The Wall Street Journal.

'Many of China's major public initiatives and prominent companies offer only a layer of camouflage to the activities of the Chinese Communist Party.' 

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WNU Editor: China hits back .... China hits back at US spy chief's 'greatest threat to freedom' claim (The Guardian). 

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