China vows countermeasures after CIA chief William Burns says agency is working to rebuild spy network
- Foreign ministry in Beijing attacks US for making ‘false’ claims about China spying while carrying out intelligence gathering operations in the country
- The CIA suffered a series blow around a decade ago when many of its agents were caught by the Chinese authorities
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning on Monday said that the Chinese government had taken note of the comments.
“China will take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard our national security,” she told a press conference.
Burns, CIA director since 2021, said last week that his agency has been working to rebuild its networks after the Chinese government caught some of its agents a decade ago.
“We’ve made progress and we’re working very hard over recent years to ensure that we have strong human intelligence capability to complement what we can acquire through other methods,” he told the Aspen Security Forum.
He also said the CIA is working to ensure it can provide early warnings about any plans to attack Taiwan “if that day ever comes”.
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