The Central Intelligence Director of the United States, William Burns, secretly went to China to visit China last month to hold talks with Chinese officials, reflecting the concern of the current Sino -US relations in the United States.
The first disclosure of this news, the British Financial Times Friday (June 2) quoted five people who did not want to be named.Face -to -face dialogue.
A U.S. official said that during this visit to China, Bernes had met with Chinese intelligence officials and emphasized to him the importance of maintaining the smooth communication channels in the field of intelligence.
For a period of time, the Bayeng government has been committed to promoting the interaction between Sino -US senior officials and tried to install guardrails for Sino -US relations.As a result, Bernus became the highest -level officials who visited China in China since the visit to Tianjin in November 2021 in November 2021.
The Financial Times reported that Berns are often ordered to go to overseas to engage in sensitive visits.For example, Bernus was sent to Moscow in November 2021 to warn Russian officials not to invade Ukraine; US President Biden also sent Bernus to the U.S. Congress last year to try to persuade the then members of the members of the members of the council to visit Taiwan.Essence
Bonnie Glaser, an expert in the Marshall Foundation in Germany, said that as an experienced diplomat and high -level intelligence officials, Bernes is particularly suitable for the stable relationship for the Bidang government and plus bilateral relations plus relationshipPut the fence for effective dialogue.
Paul Haenle, a senior official of the White House National Security Council and the current director of the Tsinghua-Carnegie Global Policy Center, said that the greatest benefit to send Berns to visit Beijing is that he was both affected by the US Congress.The respect of the two parties is familiar with Chinese officials.
Han Lei said: "They know that he (Bernus) is a trusted dialogue, and they also welcome the opportunity to quietly talk to him behind the scenes."
In early May this year, the United States was committed to promoting the official meeting of China -US Defense Ministers during the Shangri -La dialogue in Singapore.The status of the two cannot be equal.
The Sino -US defense ministers were arranged at the same table at the welcome dinner on Friday night. During this period, they shook hands and greeting.