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WATCH: Ratcliffe says CIA needs to 'increase in intensity' on China | Trump confirmation hearings
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January 15, 2025
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0:42Now PlayingJohn Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA, said Wednesday that the agency needs to "continue and increase in intensity" its focus on countering threats from China.
China is "far and away our top national security threat," Ratcliffe said during his confirmation hearing held by the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Ratcliffe, a former Texas congressman, served as director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021 in the first Trump administration.
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