WHEN the heads of the CIA and MI6 appeared together publicly for the first time in their 77-year intelligence-sharing partnership over the weekend, they warned of an 'unprecedented array of threats.' Surprise, surprise, China is included. Immediately following that, reports indicate that the United States House of Representatives may vote this week on more than two dozen China-related bills aimed at addressing the alleged national and economic security threats posed by Beijing. The 'masters of deception' are once again orchestrating and fueling a new wave of anti-China McCarthyism.

On Saturday, CIA Director William Burns and MI6 chief Richard Moore made an unprecedented joint public appearance at the Financial Times Weekend Festival in London. They stressed that the global order is under threat, and after discussing some regional conflicts, they expressed a continued need to focus their attention on China. On the same day, they also published a jointly authored commentary article, articulating that for both the CIA and MI6, 'the rise of China is the principal intelligence and geopolitical challenge of the 21st century.'