RFA, July 27, 2017

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(a) 王思雨, 中情局：中国是美国头号威胁 外交部：合作唯一选择. RFA, July 27, 2017
www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/us-china-07272017104043.html
("美国中情局（CIA）局长蓬佩奥接受美国媒体《华盛顿自由灯塔》（Washington Free Beacon）的访问时表示，中国将会是美国最大的安全威胁，而并非俄罗斯及伊朗")
(b) Bill Gertz, CIA Gives More Power to Spies to Bolster Intelligence Operations; Pompeo: China, not Russia, poses greatest long-term threat. Washington Free Beacon, July 27, 2017.
http://freebeacon.com/national-s ... ligence-operations/

Quote:

(i) (the first 2 paragraphs are Gertz’s writing)

"Over the longer term, however, [CIA Director Mike] Pompeo singled out China as the most serious security challenge.

"While China, Russia, and Iran all are expected to pose significant problems in the future, China is a greater threat because of its robust economy and growing military power—both aimed against the United States.

(ii) "Pompeo said he was familiar with comments by exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, who, based on his past ties to Chinese civilian and military intelligence leaders, revealed earlier this month that China has operated more than 25,000 spies in the United States.

" 'Look, it's the case the Chinese have an active campaign,' he said of the long-term intelligence operations.

* These are the only parts in this report that deals with China.
" 'I think China has the capacity to present the greatest rivalry to America of any of those over the medium and long term,' he said.

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(2) 太平洋舰队司令：如总统一声下令可核武打击中国.  RFA, July 27, 2017.
www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/us-strike-07272017091937.html

"美军太平洋舰队司令史威夫特（Scott Swift），周四（27日）在澳洲罕有地回答假设性的问题，被问到， '如果总统特朗普下令下周核武打击中国，你是否会照做？' 史威夫特回答: '答案是，肯定的。' 他并强调，每位美国军人都宣誓效命于总统，军方不得改变对三军统帅的忠诚。

"史威夫特是在澳洲国立大学安全会议，被一名学者问到上述问题。太平洋舰队发言人布朗（Charlie Brown）稍后说，司令员的回答再次确认了文人管制军队的原则。

Note: This report, and all English-language news report say the venue is "Australian National University [ANU] in Canberra."  However, The report in Newsweek website (Newsweek no longer publishes print) has the same photo as the RFA report, and correctly identified it as a file photo.

Conor Gaffey, 'If Trump Asked, We'd Nuke China Next Week,' Says US Navy Fleet Commander. Newsweek, July 27, 2017
www.newsweek.com/us-navy-preside ... clear-weapon-642830
("Then Vice Admiral Scott Swift, commander of the Japan-based US 7th Fleet, speaks during the Lowy Institute foreign policy think tank in Sydney on July 16, 2013. SAEED KHAN/AFP/GETTY")