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CIA Director William Burns traveled secretly to Beijing last month, becoming the most senior U.S. official to visit China since the U.S. shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon.CIA Director William Burns traveled secretly to Beijing last month, becoming the most senior U.S. official to visit China since the U.S. shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon.

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CIA Director Bill Burns secretly traveled to China last month, a US official told CNN Friday, amid efforts by the United States to reset relations with Beijing after a year of extremely heightened tensions.CIA Director Bill Burns secretly traveled to China last month, a US official told CNN Friday, amid efforts by the United States to reset relations with Beijing after a year of extremely heightened tensions.

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Rose Gottemoeller on Twitter: "Good to know that Bill Burns has been deeply involved in the U.S. efforts to engage the PRC in recent months. https://t.co/QGUkfsxy1s" / Twitter

Dori Toribio®️ on Twitter: "“CIA Director Bill Burns took a secret trip to China in May. The visit came after Beijing had broken off most regular calls between senior diplomatic, intelligence and military officials in the aftermath of the U.S. shootdown of a Chinese spy balloon” https://t.co/rzb9OcV1Em" / Twitter

Peter Spiegel on Twitter: "Another big @Dimi SCOOP on US-#China tensions: @CIA chief Bill Burns made a clandestine visit to China last month as DC-Beijing relations hit a nadir. Not the first time Burns has been deployed on a highly-sensitive, secret diplomatic mission for @POTUS: https://t.co/I2GgUwH9fR" / Twitter

Ali Wyne on Twitter: "From @Dimi's report on Director Burns's visit to China last month "@paulhaenle, a former top White House China official, said one advantage of sending Burns was that he was respected by Democrats and Republicans and also well known to Chinese officials." https://t.co/vhxlfbKVbG" / Twitter

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CIA director William Burns visited China last month for talks with Chinese counterparts, a U.S. official said on Friday as Washington seeks to boost communications with Beijing.CIA director William Burns visited China last month for talks with Chinese counterparts, a U.S. official said on Friday as Washington seeks to boost communications with Beijing.

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After the balloon controversy which erupted at the start of the year, the relations between US and China nose-dived to a new level which appeared to have pushed the partnership between the nations to a standstill. However, a new development seems to raise brows. As per media reports citing a US official, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns made a secret trip to China last month in a bid to reopen the lines of communication with Beijing.After the balloon controversy which erupted at the start of the year, the relations between US and China nose-dived to a new level which appeared to have pushed the partnership between the nations to a standstill. However, a new development seems to raise brows. As per media reports citing a US official, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns made a secret trip to China last month in a bid to reopen the lines of communication with Beijing.

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Bill Burns's mission was to re-stablish communication with Beijing, which has been fraught since a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew over North America in February

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A U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterpartsA U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts

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CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts, a U.S. official said on Friday, in what is the highest level visit by a Biden administration official since a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down by American forces.CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts, a U.S. official said on Friday, in what is the highest level visit by a Biden administration official since a suspe

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A U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts.A U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts.

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A U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts.A U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts, a U.S. official said Friday, in what is the highest level visit by a Biden administration official since a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down by American forces. Burns’ visit, first reported by The Financial Times, comes […]WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts, a U.S. official said Friday, in what is the highest level visit by a Biden administration offi…

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A U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts. It's the highest level visit by a Biden administration official since a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down by American forces. First reported by The Financial Times, Burns' visit comes as Washington tries to cool tensions with Beijing. U.S. officials have long worried about miscommunication causing conflict between the world’s two largest economies and geopolitical rivals. Beijing rejected Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's request for a meeting at a security forum this week with his Chinese counterpart. The Pentagon says Austin did speak briefly with Chinese defense minister Li Shangfu on Friday.

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A U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts. It's the highest level visit by a Biden administration official since a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down by American forces. First reported by The Financial Times, Burns' visit comes as Washington tries to cool tensions with Beijing. U.S. officials have long worried about miscommunication causing conflict between the world’s two largest economies and geopolitical rivals. Beijing rejected Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's request for a meeting at a security forum this week with his Chinese counterpart. The Pentagon says Austin did speak briefly with Chinese defense minister Li Shangfu on Friday.

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A U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts.A U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts.

CIA Director William Burns met Chinese leaders in Beijing as Washington tries to thaw tensions

A U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts.A U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts.

CIA Director William Burns met Chinese leaders in Beijing as Washington tries to thaw tensions

A U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts.A U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts.

CIA Director William Burns met Chinese leaders in Beijing as Washington tries to thaw tensions

A U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts.A U.S. official says CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts.

CIA Director William Burns met Chinese leaders in Beijing as Washington tries to thaw tensions

CIA Director William Burns made a secret trip to China last month hoping to shore up lines of communication with Beijing amid a deep chill in bilateral relations, a US official said Friday."Last month, Director Burns traveled to Beijing where he met with Chinese counterparts and emphasized the importance of maintaining open lines of communication in intelligence channels," the official said on grounds of anonymity.CIA Director William Burns made a secret trip to China last month hoping to shore up lines of communication with Beijing amid a deep chill in bilateral relations, a US official said Friday."Last month, Director Burns traveled to Beijing where he met with Chinese counterparts and emphasized the importance of maintaining open lines of communication in intelligence channels," the official said on grounds of anonymity.

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"Last month, Director Burns traveled to Beijing where he met with Chinese counterparts and emphasized the importance of maintaining open lines of communication in intelligence channels," the official told Reuters.

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CIA Director William Burns took his first trip to China in May after tensions over the downing of a Chinese spy balloon prompted Beijing to halt regular calls.

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CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts, a U.S. official said on Friday, in what is the highest level visit by a Biden administration official since a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down by American forces.CIA Director William Burns went to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese counterparts, a U.S. official said on Friday, in what is the highest level visit by a Biden administration official since a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down by American forces.

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Burns’ visit comes as Washington tries to cool tensions with Beijing over the balloon and other recent conflicts between the world’s two largest economies and geopolitical rivalsBurns’ visit comes as Washington tries to cool tensions with Beijing over the balloon and other recent conflicts between the world’s two largest economies and geopolitical rivals

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