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FBI Director Wray says over 2,000 active investigations tied to China

By Jerry Dunleavy
Published June 25, 2020 1:06am ET
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FBI Director Wray says over 2,000 active investigations tied to China
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Message to Compatriots in Taiwan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. | (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

FBI Director Christopher Wray said the bureau is conducting more than 2,000 active investigations connected to the Chinese Communist Party.

Wray, who took over the FBI’s top spot in the wake of President Trump’s firing of James Comey, told Bret Baier of Special Report on Fox News that China is the greatest threat to the U.S. economy and its democratic principles, warning about the dangers posed by Chinese trade theft and espionage.

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