Intel report calls China potential threat to US national security

China presents the most comprehensive and robust military threat to the national security of the United States, a US intelligence report revealed on Tuesday.The report spotlighted that China poses an active and persistent cyber threat to the US government, private sector, and critical infrastructure networks with Beijing's nuclear weapons and advanced delivery systems — capable of delivering catastrophic damage — posing a direct threat to the US and threatening its military forces at home and abroad.

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The Annual Threat Assessment done by the intelligence authority cites that a major portion of China's military modernisation efforts is focused on developing counter-intervention capabilities tailored against all aspects of US and allied military operations in the Pacific. “President Xi Jinping and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) want to achieve ‘the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation’ by 2049. The PRC will seek to increase its power and influence to shape world events to create an environment favorable to PRC interests, obtain greater US deference to China's interests, and fend off challenges to its reputation, legitimacy, and capabilities at home and abroad,” the report highlights.It mentions that China has developed a range of ballistic and cruise missiles with conventional payloads that can be delivered from its mainland as well as by air and sea, including by nuclear-powered submarines.