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US Prez Joe Biden’s CIA nominee William Burns calls China “a formidable, authoritarian adversary”
- US President Joe Biden’s nominee to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency CIA, William Burns, told a Senate committee that he saw competition with China and countering its “adversarial, predatory” leadership - as the key to U.S. national security.
- A former career diplomat during both Democratic and Republican administrations, Burns is expected to easily win confirmation to be director of the CIA.
- Testifying to the Senate committee, Burns outlined his four top priorities - “people, partnerships, China and technology” - if he is confirmed.
