CIA Director Claims The Ukraine War Is Influencing Beijing's 'Costs And Consequences' Of Invading Taiwan

 

VOA: Chinese Calculations on Taiwan Affected by Ukraine Conflict, CIA Director Says  

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said on Saturday that China is closely monitoring Russia's conflict in Ukraine and that it is affecting Chinese leaders' calculations over Taiwan, the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing. 

Burns, speaking at a Financial Times event in Washington, said the Chinese government had been struck by Ukraine's fierce resistance to Russia's invasion and by the economic costs Russia is bearing. 

"I think the Chinese leadership is looking very carefully at all this – at the costs and consequences of any effort to use force to gain control over Taiwan," Burns said. 

He cautioned, however, that it would not shift Chinese leader Xi Jinping's long-term goals over Taiwan.  

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Update #1: "China Closely Monitoring Russia-Ukraine Conflict": US Intelligence Director (Reuters)  

Update #2: US CIA Chief Claims China Carefully Looking At Ukraine War To Revisit Taiwan Policy (Republic)  

WNU Editor: The narrative from Beiing is that the Ukraine war will not impact Beijing's policies towards Taiwan .... China tells US it will not be scared off by sanctions over Taiwan (SCMP).