US sees China as top military threat

A report by US intelligence agencies released on March 25 concluded that China remains the top military and cybersecurity threat to the US.

The US intelligence community believes that China has the ability to attack the US with conventional weapons, breach US infrastructure through cyber attacks, and target US assets in space. US intelligence also said that Beijing is trying to surpass Washington to become the leading power in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities by 2030, Reuters reported.

Leaders of US intelligence agencies attend hearing on March 25

Responding at a hearing of the US Senate Intelligence Committee on March 25, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard called China "the most capable strategic competitor" to Washington. "The Chinese military is deploying many advanced capabilities, including hypersonic weapons, stealth aircraft, modern submarines, enhanced cyber and space warfare capabilities, and developing a nuclear arsenal," Ms. Gabbard said. US intelligence also assessed that China will increase military and economic pressure on the island of Taiwan. In addition, Washington believes that Beijing has a long-term goal of expanding access to natural resources in Greenland and using the island as a "key strategic springboard" in the Arctic.

Responding to the US report, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said the US should stop using “hegemonic thinking” to think about China. Guo stressed that Washington’s promotion of the doctrine of viewing China as a threat is only aimed at containing and pressuring Beijing.

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In addition to the China report, much of the Senate hearing focused on security concerns. This came after President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, accidentally added a journalist to a chat group on a messaging app that was being used to exchange sensitive information about the US military’s plans to attack Houthi forces in Yemen. Although Trump defended his subordinates and insisted that the mistake did not affect military operations, the incident raised concerns among domestic officials and foreign intelligence partners about how Washington handles classified information.

According to The Guardian , Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on March 25 that the US error highlighted the need for allied intelligence countries to "take care of themselves". Canada is one of five members of the "Five Eyes" group - in addition to the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand, an alliance focused on sharing and collecting intelligence. Other countries in the group said the incident was a matter for the US government and it was unclear how the leak of classified information would affect the intelligence sharing activities of the "Five Eyes" countries.

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