American intelligence officials said at the House of Representatives on Thursday (9th) that the intelligence community assessment believes that even if mainland China is determined to obtain control over Taiwan, Beijing does not want to erupt military conflicts on the Taiwan Strait issue.
According to Bloomberg, US National Intelligence Director Avril Haines said to the House Intelligence Committee: "Our assessment believes that China does not want to launch a war."
William Burns, director of the CIA, said at the same hearing that after ending the zero policy of epidemic prevention, Beijing officials are working hard to restore economic growth and resume exchanges with other global economic areas.But never underestimate Beijing's determination to achieve the unification of cross -strait unification.
Just like a similar hearing in the Senate on Wednesday, the hearing on Thursday also emphasized the threat of mainland China to the United States.Paul Nakasone, director of the National Security Agency, told Councilor that mainland China has narrowed the gap with the United States in science and technology.
The testimony of Berns and Heines contrary to the views of parliamentarians and some military officials, and the latter believes that mainland China may be hit Taiwan as early as 2027.
When asked if the United States should abandon Taiwan's "strategic fuzzy" position, Hanes quoted a statement issued by Biden many times that the United States would help Taiwan's defense attack from mainland China.
Heanes also warned that if the war really broke out, it would have a "huge economic impact", especially if Taiwan's semiconductor production was disturbed.She said: "Almost all types of electronic devices in the world are equipped with chips imported from Taiwan."
