The U.S. - the U.S. Intelligence community has identified the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as its most serious and consequential intelligence rival and the leading threat to the U.S. National security and global leadership are national security and global leadership. With Chinese President Xi Jinping's ambitions to unify Taiwan and weaken U.S. U.S. influence by driving a wedge between Washington and its allies and partners, the U.S. In a precarious position
The CCP has been building up its military, multipliing the number of nuclear weapons aimed at the US, enlarging its shipbuilding capacity and engaging in espionage. Prominent members of the United States The intelligence committees of the House and Senate have raised alarms about this expansion, urging for a strong response from the Biden administration. These lawmakers also called for the full funding of the All Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) as well as for the potential banning of the popular Chinese video-sharing platform TikTok, as it can be used as a propaganda mechanism for the CCP.
The intelligence community has also been criticized for failing to identify the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and for the responsibility that China bears for the outbreak. Beijing has hindered the global investigation, resisted sharing information and retributed other countries for this. Furthermore, there have been concerns over the discovery of Chinese spy balloons and other unidentified flying objects near the U.S. Bases Military.
The intelligence chiefs have also warned of potential risks of data privacy if the popular social media app TikTok, with its parent company Byte Dance based in China, is not banned. They have cautioned that failing to protect data privacy could allow adversaries to spy, steal intellectual property and access sensitive technologies.
The Biden administration must take decisive action to counter the threats posed by China and to protect the U.S. Its increasing influence was derived from its increasing influence.