Communist China poses the most severe threat to the U.S. economy and national security; the future of the whole world is at stake; and the United States needs a whole-of-society approach to fight back, U.S. senators were told at a Dec. 12 Judiciary Committee hearing.
In his opening remarks at the hearing, “China’s Non-Traditional Espionage Against the United States: The Threat and Potential Policy Responses,” committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said that while Russia’s interference shouldn’t be underestimated, “the media hysteria over all things Russia has distracted attention from arguably a greater, more existential threat: China’s efforts to overtake the United States as the world’s preeminent superpower in all phases of society.
