CIA Director Bill Burns' Secret Trip to China for Diplomatic Relations

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Source: The Wall Street Journal
CIA Director Bill Burns' Secret Trip to China for Diplomatic Relations
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TL;DR

CIA Director William Burns made a secret trip to China last month to maintain communication between the two countries amidst growing tensions. The visit comes after a Chinese jet fighter flew within 400 feet of a US spy plane over the South China Sea on May 26, in an "unnecessarily aggressive maneuver."

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