William Burns said that Russia's invasion of Ukraine affected Xi Jinping's calculations in Taiwan.
CIA Director said Chinese leader Xi Jinping was” concerned “about Russia's war against Ukraine, which has shown that Beijing-Moscow friendship has” borders “as Western allies converge. writes Financial Times .
< Burns said the "bitter experience" of the first 10-11 weeks of the conflict came as a surprise to the Chinese leadership and could affect its calculations for Taiwan.
“It seems to us that Xi Jinping is a little worried about the reputational damage that China can do with the brutality of Russia's aggression against Ukrainians. And it is, of course, concerned about the economic uncertainty caused by the war,” Burns said. He added that China was also concerned “about the fact that what Putin has done brings Europeans and Americans closer together.” “and” carefully studies what lessons they should learn “for Taiwan.
“I don't think for a moment that undermined Xi's determination to gain control of Taiwan over time,” although it “affected their calculations,” Burns said.
The CIA director added that China under Xi is” the biggest geopolitical challenge the United States faces in the long run, “although the threat from Putin's Russia cannot be underestimated.
“[Putin] is very anxious to show that weakening states can be at least as destructive as developing ones,” Burns said.
Burns spoke after officials from the Biden administration tried to downplay reports that US intelligence had helped Ukraine find and eliminate Russian generals on the battlefield and sink the Russian missile cruiser Moscow in the Black Sea. span>
“It's irresponsible, it's very risky, it's dangerous when people say too much. Whether it's a leak in private or public talks on specific intelligence issues,” Burns said.
< span style = "font-weight: 400;"> The CIA director added that it would be a “big mistake” to underestimate Ukraine's own intelligence capabilities.
” This is their country. They have much more information than we have, and much more intelligence than the United States and our allies, “he added.
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