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Chinese jets in Taiwan: Airspace violation or precursor to Russia-like mil
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 11 (ANI): The visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan can be termed as the culmination of the verbal duel that has been going on between the US and China over the last few days, amid questions if the intrusion of Chinese jets is just another case of airspace
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China 'unsettled' over possible sanctions amid Ukraine crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): The Ukraine crisis seems to have made China aware of the "costs and consequences" of a likely attempt to use force to gain control over Taiwan, according to analysts.
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CIA Director terms China 'most important' challenge in 21st century
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI): Central Intelligence Agency Director, William Burns, said on Thursday that China is the single most important geopolitical challenge of the United States in the 21st century.
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CIA Director William Burns warns of 'ugly next few weeks' unfolding in Ukr
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 8 (ANI): Top US intelligence official William Burns on Tuesday warned of an "ugly next few weeks" in Ukraine amid ongoing Russian military operations.
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Russian Foreign Intelligence chief, CIA head meet in Moscow
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergei Naryshkin held a meeting with US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns in Moscow to discuss the counterterrorism effort, the foreign intelligence service said.
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CIA Chief to meet with Russian government officials in Moscow on Nov 2-3
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 2 (ANI/Sputnik): CIA Director William Burns will hold a number of meetings with Russian government officials in Moscow on November 2 and 3 to discuss bilateral relations, the US Embassy in Moscow told RIA Novosti.
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CIA announces new unit focusing on 'key rival' China
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has announced the setting up of a new China Mission Center to confront threats from Beijing and address the global challenge posed to the United States.
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CIA Director, Pakistan Army chief discuss Afghan situation
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 9 (ANI): US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns had a meeting with Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, during which they discussed the current si
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'CIA chief secretly met with Taliban's deputy head'
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 24 (ANI): The Central Investigation Agency (CIA) chief held a secret meeting with Taliban's deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday citing anonymous US officials.
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CIA mulls deployment of China specialists to compete with Beijing
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 23 (ANI): CIA Director William Burns has said the US is inspecting the possibility of forward-deploying China specialists in a bid to compete effectively with Beijing.
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Confucius Institutes should be barred from US educational institutions, sa
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): President Joe Biden's nominee for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director William Burns on Wednesday suggested to the Republicans that the Confucius Institutes should be barred from the US public schools and universities.
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China represses its own people, says Biden's CIA nominee William Burns
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday (local time) said China is strengthening its capabilities to steal intellectual property, repress its own people, bully its
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