FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday that the agency is launching an investigation into various Chinese government actions every ten hours.
“We start a new investigation into China every ten hours, and I can assure the committee it’s not because our people have nothing to do with their time,” Wray said during the annual global hearing of threats.
“We now have more than 2,000 investigations related to the Chinese government,” he added.
Wray’s comments come in response to a question from Sen. Marco Rubio
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“I do not think there is a country that poses a more serious threat to our innovation, our economic security and our democratic ideas. “The tools in their toolbox to influence our businesses, our academic institutions, our governments at all levels are deep and wide and persistent,” Wray said, referring to China.
The Justice Department charged several individuals late last year for their alleged attempts to threaten, force or harass certain U.S. residents to return to China, following an FBI investigation.
Eight individuals have been charged with conspiracy to act in the U.S. as illegal agents of the People’s Republic of China, and six of the accused are also facing charges of conspiracy to commit interstate and international persecution.
Wednesday’s trial is the first global threat trial in two years, after some Trump officials refused to participate in 2020, with lawmakers asking a number of questions on Wednesday about threats from China.
China’s sharp analysis comes amid an increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“While we are grappling with the challenges of a growing China, our problem is with the Chinese Communist Party, not with the people of China or the Chinese diaspora worldwide, and certainly not with Asian Americans here in the United States,” he said. the chairman said. Mark Warner
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