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.
was Last month, Director Burns traveled to Beijing, where he met with Chinese counterparts and urged keeping intelligence channels open, according to foreign news agency Reuters.
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 with Russian counterparts as well as in Afghanistan.