Xi Jinping Has ‘Doubts’ Regarding Success of Taiwan Invasion: CIA Chief

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping before an extended-format meeting of heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit member states in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 16, 2022. Sputnik/Sergey Bobylev/Pool via Reuters

William Burns, director of the CIA, claimed that Beijing is doubtful whether its potential invasion of Taiwan would be successful, with the ongoing Russia–Ukraine conflict strengthening such concerns.

In an interview with CBS on Sunday, Burns was asked whether China would commit to an outright invasion or seek to slowly strangle Taiwan’s democracy.