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Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “China's Non-Traditional Espionage Against the United States: The Threat and Potential Policy Responses" in Washington on Dec. 12, 2018. (Jennifer Zeng/The Epoch Times)Communist China Poses Greatest Threat to US and World, Senators ToldBy Jennifer ZengDecember 13, 2018 Updated: December 13, 2018WASHINGTON—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.“When it comes to espionage, FBI Director [Christopher] Wray has said, ‘There’s no country that’s even close’ to the People’s Republic of China. General Keith Alexander called China’s estimated gains from economic espionage of up to $600 billion, ‘the greatest transfer of wealth in history.’Read more at: https://www.theepochtimes.com/senate-told-communist-china-poses-greatest-threat-to-us-and-the-world_2738798.html