China Is Leading Threat to US, Will Seek Taiwan Unification: Intelligence Community

China Is Leading Threat to US, Will Seek Taiwan Unification: Intelligence Community
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines speaks during a House Intelligence Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, on March 8, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a leading threat to the United States and will continue its attempts to coerce Taiwan into unification with the mainland, according to leaders of the U.S. intelligence community.

“The [People’s Republic of China] is coming ever closer to being a peer competitor in areas of relevance to national security,” Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said during a hearing of the House Intelligence Committee on March 8.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a former national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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