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China has overtaken terrorism as biggest challenge facing US, top spy says

By Jerry Dunleavy

Published August 8, 2022 3:16pm ET

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China has overtaken terrorism as biggest challenge facing US, top spy says — China has replaced terrorism as the biggest challenge facing the U.S. intelligence community, according to a senior CIA official. CIA Deputy Director David Cohen made the bombshell claim during a recent speech to leaders at the agency’s counterterrorism center. Cohen said the CIA’s funding and focus would progressively move toward the China challenge, according to […]

China has replaced terrorism as the biggest challenge facing the U.S. intelligence community, according to a senior CIA official.

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