CIA Ramps Up Focus on China, Seeing It as Bigger Threat Than Russia
- China is a bigger long-term threat than Russia, says CIA chief William Burns
- The CIA has more than doubled its budget for China over the last 2 years
- The CIA is recruiting and training more Mandarin speakers to focus on China
- The CIA is stepping up efforts globally to compete with China
- The West has grown increasingly wary of Chinese espionage activities