WORLD_ CIA chief: China set for takeover of Taiwan in next few years

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

CIA chief: China set for takeover of Taiwan in next few years

Burns warns that danger of attack will increase toward end of the decade

In this April 14, 2021 file photo, CIA Director William Burns testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A U.S. official says that CIA Director William Burns visited Kabul on ... more >


By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times - Wednesday, July 20, 2022


Chinese President Xi Jinping is determined to take control of Taiwan but is studying the lessons of Russian military shortfalls in Ukraine before taking action, CIA Director William Burns said Wednesday.

Mr. Burns said he would not underestimate Mr. Xi’s determination to assert Chinese control over Taiwan, and military action could come in the next few years.

The Chinese leader is working to make sure the People’s Liberation Army has the capabilities needed for a successful invasion of the democratic island located about 100 miles off the Chinese coast.

Mr. Xi, since taking power in 2013, has made a takeover of Taiwan a national priority and a focus of the PLA’s large-scale military buildup.

“I think the risks of [an invasion] become higher, it seems to us, the further into this decade you get,” Mr. Burns said in comments Wednesday afternoon to the Aspen Security Forum.

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