U.S.-China defense ministers meeting failed Diplomatic contact ‘initiated’ with intelligence chief meeting
As the defense ministers' meeting between the United States and China failed due to China's opposition, and the meeting of the world's intelligence chiefs took place, diplomatic contacts between the United States and China resumed with the secret visit of the CIA director to China in May.
At the 'outskirts' of the Shangri-La Dialogue Security Conference held in Singapore by defense ministers, the 'Meeting of Heads of World Intelligence' held a secret meeting on the 2nd, attended by US DNI (National Intelligence Agency) Director Haynes and attended by heads of Chinese and Indian intelligence agencies. Reuters reported on the 3rd.
The meeting of the heads of the world's intelligence agencies is organized by the Singapore government and has been discreetly held at a separate location along with defense ministers' security summits for several years, but it has never been reported before and this is the first known one, Reuters said.
"Given the range of countries involved, it is not a festival of trade craftsmanship, but one that promotes a deeper understanding of intentions and returns," an official said on condition of anonymity to Reuters. method," he said.
The meeting was attended by Samant Goel, head of India's foreign intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, Indian sources told Reuters.
In the United States, Avril Haynes, director of the DNI (National Intelligence Agency), the head of 12 intelligence agencies including the CIA, attended the Shangri-La meeting and attended the meeting as a representative, while China's defense officer criticized the United States at the Shangli-La meeting. The chief of intelligence attended the meeting of the chief of intelligence.
“Russian representatives were not present,” one of the sources told Reuters. “Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Volodymyr V. Khavrilov was present at the Shangri-La Dialogue but not at the intelligence meeting.”
All five sources who appeared on Reuters about the meeting declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter.
About the meeting, "there is an unspoken code among the intelligence agencies that they can talk when more formal and open diplomacy is difficult, which is a very important factor in times of heightened tensions, and the Singapore event helps facilitate that." highly rated by Reuters.
The Shangri-La Conference in Singapore attracted more than 600 delegates from 49 countries for plenary, bilateral and multilateral meetings at the hotel.
Chinese Defense Minister Li Sangfu said on the 3rd, “A conflict with the US will be an ‘unbearable disaster’, but China seeks dialogue rather than confrontation.” “The world is big enough for China and the US to grow together. China and the US have different systems and are different in many ways," he said.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in a speech on the 3rd, criticized China for its refusal to hold military talks and for the superpowers' stalemate over differences.
Reuters reported, “Minister Lee, who is under U.S. sanctions for purchasing arms from Russia in 2018, shook hands with Austin at a dinner on the 2nd, but the two had further discussions despite repeated U.S. demands for more military exchanges. did not,” he reported.
The U.S. State Department said in a statement on the 3rd, "Daniel Krittenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, will discuss 'major issues in bilateral relations' during a visit to China." I will be joining Sarah Beran,” revealing the first visit of a senior official.
The Financial Times reported that CIA Director Burns had made a secret visit to China in May, and a US official told Reuters on the 2nd, "Last month, Director Burns visited Beijing to meet with Chinese officials and it is important to keep open lines of communication in intelligence channels." He stressed the importance of it."
William Burns, director of the CIA, was nominated as director by the Biden administration for his long career as a diplomat in negotiations with Russia in Afghanistan negotiations under the Democratic administration.
Reuters said, “Director Burns’s trip to China came as the Biden administration maintained an open line between several senior officials in Washington and Beijing amid strained relations and pressured them to schedule a meeting.” The meeting of the chief of information was announced.
"We have yet to find a willingness in China to separate strategic stability from the broader issues of bilateral relations," White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in a speech to the Arms Control Association on Wednesday. "China has been built on nuclear and strategic security for decades." "That's why we are ready to engage with China without preconditions, and we will ensure that competition is managed and that competition does not turn into conflict," he said of the "nuclear disarmament negotiations."
Sullivan continued, "I discussed this issue with Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi at a two-day meeting in Vienna from May 10. We will see what China chooses." said initiation.
Adviser Sullivan's remarks were at the Vienna meeting on May 10, right before the CIA director's trip to China, and he announced that 'North Korea's nuclear weapons were included in nuclear disarmament negotiations with China' in a speech at the Arms Control Association (ACA).
Haynes, director of the US DNI, participated in the "cyber security discussion" as one of the US representatives at the Shangri-La plenary session and asked him a question about the direct law of a Chinese military officer.
“Cooperation between countries is essential,” he said. “Even when there is mistrust, even when facing de facto adversaries, it is absolutely essential that we still work together and try to work together on issues of mutual interest and try to manage the potential for expansion.” replied, Reuters reported.
As the North American summit was held as a CIA project in the Trump Republican system, the Moon Jae-in system was the 'driver', and the Biden administration of the Democratic Party reduced the CIA's operational department outside Congressional control and switched to a higher-level DNI (National Intelligence Agency) command system. The Korea Mission Center (KMC) for the CIA's operations on the Korean Peninsula was dismantled and the China Mission Center (CMC) was strengthened.
Defense Minister Lee Jong-seop, U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin, and Japanese Defense Minister Hamada announced at the Shangri-La Hotel on the 3rd that “the mechanism for real-time sharing of missile warning information will be activated within this year.”
In his speech at the plenary session, Minister Lee said, “North Korea is the only country that threatens a preemptive strike against a specific country using nuclear weapons.” It is an inevitable measure to keep the peace.”
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