Data Intelijen Mengungkap Ancaman Militer Terbesar yang Ditujukan kepada China

An emerging military threat: China

• Report Overview: The United States’ intelligence community revealed that the most significant military threat to the country originates from China. This insight was shared in the “Annual Threat Assessment” report released by the US intelligence community.

-Key Points:

• Military Capabilities: China has made substantial advancements in its military capabilities, including in the realm of cyber warfare, posing a comprehensive and robust threat to US national security.

• Coercive Pressure: The report highlights China’s coercive pressure on Taiwan and extensive cyber operations targeting the US as indicators of escalating threats.

• Strategic Competitor: According to the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, China is currently considered the most capable strategic competitor of the US.

• Areas of Advancement: China’s military advancements cited in the report include hypersonic weapons, stealth aircraft, advanced submarines, cyber warfare assets, powerful space capabilities, and an expanding nuclear arsenal.

• Subversive Activities: The assessment also notes China’s efforts to expand malicious influence activities, both coercive and subversive, to weaken the US domestically and globally.

Response from China

• China’s Position: Responding to the report, Chinese authorities, including the Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun, urged the US to refrain from viewing China through their own “hegemonic mentality.”

• Rebuttal: China accused the US of propagating theories regarding Beijing’s status as a threat solely to contain and suppress the country, emphasizing that the US should stop plotting and supporting Taiwan independence activities.

Other Threats Analyzed

• In addition to China, the intelligence assessment also analyzed threats posed to the US by Russia, North Korea, Iran, as well as non-state transnational actors, including Mexican drug cartels and extremist groups.