Trump, CIA and China

Trump State pick Rubio praised in Senate, warns against China reliance
By Patricia Zengerle, Simon Lewis, Doina Chiacu and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, warned on Wednesday that the U.
John Ratcliffe, Trump’s CIA pick, tells senators he views China as greatest geopolitical threat
John Ratcliffe, Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA, told members of the Senate that loyalty to Trump would not conflict with duties to follow intelligence leads.
Trump CIA Pick John Ratcliffe: 'We're Not Where We're Supposed to Be'
Ratcliffe identified China as the U.S.'s greatest geopolitical rival as he testified before the Senate on Wednesday.
John Ratcliffe, tapped by Trump to lead the CIA, will face questioning in the Senate
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will question President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA on his vision for America’s premier spy agency
Trump’s Pick to Lead CIA Wants Better Intelligence on China
The Central Intelligence Agency must heighten its focus on the threats posed by China and expand the volume of intelligence that officers collect around the world, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the spy service told a Senate confirmation hearing.
John Ratcliffe promises to prioritize China threat as CIA director
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, John Ratcliffe, promised the Senate Intelligence Committee that he and the agency would increase the focus on China during his confirmation hearing Wednesday.

China, Trump and Tariffs

Trump's Greenland bid stirs debate in China about what to do with Taiwan
For years, the U.S. government has urged China to show "restraint" in pushing its claim on Taiwan and to drop military ...
Trump CIA pick John Ratcliffe vows to root out political ‘biases,’ focus on threats from China
The former Texas congressman said he wanted to the CIA to bring back the recruiting ideal of ‘a Ph.D. who could win a bar ...
Panama Wants to Preserve U.S. Alliance, but Trump Could Push It Closer to China
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threat to take back the Panama Canal may be posturing, but it could dampen the Panamanian ...
Trump’s tariffs brought China and Mexico closer. Will his second term change that?
China has strengthened trade with Latin America at the expense of the U.S. But Donald Trump, who threatens to raise tariffs ...
Biden's late moves on China, Russia, AI may mostly boost Trump
With just days to go in his presidency, U.S. President Joe Biden is releasing a flurry of new measures that challenge China's ...
Trump transition live updates: Pam Bondi grilled about Trump, 2020 election, Kash Patel during Senate confirmation hearing
Live updates on the Trump transition ahead of next week's inauguration. Follow the latest as Senate confirmation hearing ...
From export controls to hacks, China signals it’s ready to take on Trump
A flurry of activity reveals how Beijing is prepared to act swiftly and forcefully in an intensified diplomatic and trade ...
China’s $1 Trillion Trade Surplus: What to Know as Trump Takes Office
Only a third of China’s trade surplus was with the United States, and only a third of the U.S. deficit was with China. That ...
China hawk Rubio set for smooth confirmation as Trump's State Dept nominee
Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio is expected to face friendly questioning at his Secretary of State nomination hearing on ...