CIA Chief Burns on China and what's next for the intel community …
14 hours ago · William Burns: I've had a couple ... Kelly: On China and the recent cyberattack by China in two U.S. phone companies, the Salt Typhoon attack: Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, who chairs the ...
Transcript: NPR's full conversation with CIA Director William Burns
14 hours ago · CIA Director William J. Burns in his office in Langley, ... Burns: What we focus on China and technology while we continue to deal with continuing responsibilities on counterterrorism, wars in ...
Transcript: NPR's full conversation with CIA Director William Burns
14 hours ago · CIA Director William J. Burns in his office in Langley, Va. In a wide-ranging exit interview, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns about Russia, a potential ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, and the resurgence of ISIS.
Q&A: CIA Chief on how the U.S. intel community handled Russia, China …
14 hours ago · During his four years at the helm of the Central Intelligence Agency, William Burns has witnessed firsthand a dizzying number of international crises. Early in his tenure, in the summer of 2021, he flew to Kabul to negotiate with the Taliban over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. As a former U.S ...
A reflection on William Burns’ remarks on Russia and China
Feb 8, 2024 · In Burns’ eyes, although Russia poses an immediate threat to the U.S.-led West, China has steadily become the only U.S. rival with both the intent to reshape the international order and the economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to do so.
Jul 1, 2023 · "While for the first time in fifty years we do not face a global military adversary," I wrote, "it is certainly conceivable that a return to authoritarianism in Russia or an aggressively hostile China could revive such a global threat."
CIA Director William Burns met Chinese leaders in Beijing as …
Jun 2, 2023 · A U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts. It's the highest level visit by a Biden administration official since a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down by American forces.
CIA Makes Changes to Adapt to Future Challenges - CIA - The …
Oct 7, 2021 · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William J. Burns announced today adjustments to CIA’s organizational structure and approach to best position it to address current and future national security challenges.
CIA chief made secret trip to China in bid to thaw relations
Jun 2, 2023 · CIA director Bill Burns travelled to China last month, a clandestine visit by one of President Joe Biden’s most trusted officials that signals how concerned the White House had become about...
CIA's Burns: U.S. needs to de-risk and diversify away from China
Jul 1, 2023 · Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said on Saturday that decoupling from China would be foolish given the deep economic interdependence so the United States should try to...