The U.S. thought China was agitated by the reputational damage of being connected with the “brutishness” of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military action, states U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns.
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U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns stated on Saturday that China is carefully keeping track of Russia’s dispute in Ukraine which it is impacting Chinese leaders’ computations over Taiwan, the self-ruled island declared by Beijing.
Burns, speaking at a Financial Times occasion in Washington, stated the Chinese federal government had actually been struck by Ukraine’s intense resistance to Russia’s intrusion and by the financial expenses Russia is bearing.
“I think the Chinese leadership is looking very carefully at all this — at the costs and consequences of any effort to use force to gain control over Taiwan,” Burns stated.
He warned, nevertheless, that it would not move Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s long-lasting objectives overTaiwan
“I don’t for a minute think that this has eroded Xi’s determination over time to gain control over Taiwan,” statedBurns “But I think it’s something that’s affecting their calculation about how and when they go about doing that.”
I believe what the bitter experience, in lots of methods, of Putin’s Russia in Ukraine over the last 10 or 11 weeks has actually done is show that that relationship really does have some limitations.
William Burns
Director, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
China has actually declined to condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine and has actually slammed Western sanctions onMoscow
Beijing and Moscow stated a “no-limits” tactical collaboration a number of weeks prior to theFeb 24 intrusion, and have actually been creating better energy and security incorporate current years to press back on the United States and the West.
But Burns stated the United States thought China was agitated by the reputational damage of being connected with the “brutishness” of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military action.
“I think what the bitter experience, in many ways, of Putin’s Russia in Ukraine over the last 10 or 11 weeks has done is demonstrate that that friendship actually does have some limits,” Burns stated.
