CIA director William J. Burns made a secret visit to China in May, according to The Wall Street Journal.

CIA director nominee William J. Burns spoke to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Feb. 24, saying competition with China is "our biggest geopolitical test.” (Video: The Washington Post) ...

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China, not Russia, is a bigger threat to the US, says CIA chief William Burns. Burns said the CIA has more than doubled its budget for China in the past two years.

The invasion, Burns said, had weakened Russia's military and economy. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has crippled its economy and left it beholden to China, says William J. Burns, the director of ...

The nominee, William J. Burns, appears likely to win bipartisan support from senators. By Julian E. Barnes WASHINGTON — President Biden’s nominee to lead the C.I.A. pledged during his ...

William J. Burns said in an op-ed that the war had "proved foolish and illusory" for Putin. The invasion, Burns said, had weakened Russia's military and economy.

CIA Nominee Burns Promises Spying Focus on China, Seeing ‘Adversarial, Predatory’ Regime Veteran diplomat pledges to deliver bad news to policy makers, after senators note tumult of Trump years By ...

William J. Burns, 67, the first career diplomat to serve as CIA director, is calm in the eye of the unending storm of international crises, which involves what he called, at a July conference in ...

William J. Burns said during his confirmation hearing in late February that he would intensify focus on China. Photo: Tom Williams/Press Pool ...