The United States’ nominee for Director of National Intelligence told lawmakers on Wednesday he could be “extremely helpful” in shaping China" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="165862" data-entity-type="topic">economic strategy with China during a confirmation hearing that framed Beijing as a leading economic and geopolitical challenge.Jay Clayton, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, appeared before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on his nomination, where he was questioned on several key intelligence issues.When pressed on the top three threats to America today, Clayton listed terrorism, then drug trafficking, fentanyl and cartels, adding “lastly, I would say our traditional adversaries”, which he identified as Russia, China, and Iran.
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WED · 2026-07-15 · 20:14 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0715-93329
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Trump intelligence pick to play ‘helpful’ role in agreeing economic strategy with China
Jay Clayton, the nominee for Director of National Intelligence, stated during his Senate confirmation hearing that he could be "extremely helpful" in shaping U.S. economic strategy with China.
Lucy QuagginSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-15 · 20:14 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Jay Clayton, the nominee for Director of National Intelligence, stated during his Senate confirmation hearing that he could be "extremely helpful" in shaping U.S. economic strategy with China. Appearing before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Wednesday, Clayton addressed key intelligence issues and identified the top three threats to America as terrorism, drug trafficking (including fentanyl and cartels), and traditional adversaries like Russia, China, and Iran. The hearing framed China as a significant economic and geopolitical challenge.
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Jay Clayton is the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan.
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Jay Clayton identified terrorism, drug trafficking (fentanyl/cartels), and traditional adversaries (Russia, China, Iran) as top threats.
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US nominee for director of national intelligence stated he could be 'extremely helpful' in shaping economic strategy with China.
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The confirmation hearing framed Beijing as a leading economic and geopolitical challenge.
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