Washington: A US official has revealed that Washington wants to boost ties with Beijing and that Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns visited China last month for talks with Chinese counterparts. ThA
According to the foreign news agency ‘Reuters’, last month Director Burns traveled to Beijing where he met with his Chinese counterparts and insisted on keeping intelligence channels open.
The Financial Times first reported the visit by the head of the US intelligence agency. The news comes as President Joe Biden’s administration is pushing to maintain a schedule of meetings between various top officials in Washington and Beijing amid strained relations.
Burns, a veteran U.S. diplomat before leading the CIA, has made dozens of sensitive overseas trips as the agency’s head, including meetings with Russian counterparts as well as the Taliban in Afghanistan.