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‘China poses the greatest threat to America today, and the greatest threat to democracy and freedom world-wide since World War II,’ John Ratcliffe warned. WASHINGTON, D.C., December 5, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — John Ratcliffe, the Director of National Intelligence, warned in a CBS News interview on Thursday that China is trying “through blackmail, bribery, overt and covert operations” to influence legislators to pass “only laws that are favorable to China.” “I was so troubled by what I saw from the position as the Director of National Intelligence that I went and briefed both the House and Senate Intelligence Committees on this...

US Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite says China poses a greater threat to the US than many Americans realize -- The Cold War gauntlet has been dropped. The ultimate fear scenario, unleashed. And it’s all about China. It’s them, or us, says US Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite. Speaking at an event at the US Navy Memorial SITREP speaker series in Washington, and freshly back from a weeklong trip to the Asia-Pacific region, where he met with local leaders in Japan, Singapore, Guam and Palau, along with sailors and Marines, Braithwaite didn’t hold back. The Navy and Marine Corps‘ top civilian leader...