US Counterintelligence Chief Warns China Poses ‘Severe’ Threat to US

William Evanina, then nominee to be director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, testifies during a hearing held by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in Washington on May 15, 2018. Win McNamee/Getty Images

National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director Bill Evanina on Tuesday said that one of the incoming administration’s “bigger challenges” will be dealing with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

“From a threat perspective, Russia is a significant adversary particularly with regard to cyber intrusions, malign influence, and sowing discord in our democracy,” Evanina told Fox News. “However, no country poses a broader, more severe intelligence collection threat to America than China.”