U.S. counterintelligence chief William Evanina, who recently warned about threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Russia, stepped down on Thursday. “I am honored and humbled to have been surrounded by amazing, dedicated, and vigilant professionals serving around the nation, and the globe, protecting our great nation. I want to especially thank the women and men of NCSC, and the Intelligence Community, for being the best in the world,” he said via LinkedIn on Thursday. Evanina added: “Commitment to all the traits which matter most; character, integrity, service, commitment, fidelity, and patriotism is a key reason why we are the best in the world at what we do, and how we do it. I also want [to] thank private sector and academia executives, as well as security leaders, for their partnership in driving public-private awareness and solutions to the complex threats we face as a country.” Evanina spent …