Avril Haines, Director of US National Intelligence, has said that China is "working hard" to eventually exert influence over Taiwan's military. Despite the United States' unwavering backing for the island nation, Haines told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that the potential threat is "severe" over the next ten years, CNN reported.

Top US spy warns China wants to gain military control of Taiwan

The ties between India and China will "remain strained" in the wake of the "lethal clash" in 2020, the US intelligence community has told lawmakers, as it also expressed concerns over any potential crisis between India and Pakistan.

India-China relations will 'remain strained' says US Intelligence community

An ex-CIA officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for spying for China in a case called part of an "alarming trend" in the US intelligence community. Kevin Mallory, 62, was convicted under the Espionage Act for selling classified US "defence information" to a Chinese intelligence agent for $25,000 during trips to Shanghai in March and April 2017.

Ex-CIA agent gets 20-year jail sentence for spying for China