China slams US national security allegations as 'hodgepodge of lies'

BEIJING (AFP, REUTERS) - Beijing on Friday (Dec 4) lashed out at a claim by the US intelligence chief that China is the "greatest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide", calling it a "hodgepodge of lies". The war of words comes as relations between the two superpowers have spiralled to their lowest point in decades and as Washington unveiled travel restrictions for...