The general cited China’s persistent and committed threat to the United States military operations.

He described Chinese attacks as an attempt to disrupt the DoD’s core operations, particularly Volt Typhoon.

“They are pursuing critical sectors in our infrastructure that DoD relies upon every day. Gen. Skinner said that they were going after the key technology on which we rely.

He spoke of the references to his agency’s publication in military documents by the People’s Liberation Army (the Communist Party’s defense arm) of China.

“They are analyzing our plans and strategies.” They are focusing on disrupting and targeting our critical infrastructure. Gen. Skinner stated that they were studying our national and DoD strategy in detail.

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