Ukraine Making China Rethink When, Not Whether, To Invade Taiwan: US Intel Head
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CIA director Bill Burns said China likely saw in Ukraine that "you don't achieve quick, decisive victories with underwhelming force."
China appears determined on using force in Taiwan, with Russia's experience in Ukraine affecting Beijing's calculations on when and how -- not whether -- to invade, the head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said Wednesday.
Appearing at the Aspen Security Forum, Central Intelligence Agency Director Bill Burns said that China likely saw in Ukraine that "you don't achieve quick, decisive victories with underwhelming force."
He played down speculation that Chinese President Xi Jinping could move on Taiwan after a key Communist Party meeting later this year but said the risks "become higher, it seems to us, the further into this decade that you get."
"I wouldn't underestimate President Xi's determination to assert China's control" over self-ruling Taiwan, he said.
