China's leaders are planning for greater instability in relations with the United States and Chinese military forces are expected to continue aggressive actions in the Asia Pacific region, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a Senate hearing on Thursday.
Avril Haines, director of National Intelligence, testifies during the Senate Armed Services hearing to examine worldwide threats, Thursday, May 4, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. China’s leaders are planning for greater instability in relations with the United States and Chinese military forces are expected to continue aggressive actions in the Asia Pacific region, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a Senate hearing on Thursday.
“Armed conflict is raging in multiple theaters. Regional instability is on the rise. Violent Islamic terrorism is expanding. Several of our principal adversaries are deepening their cooperation, forming a new axis of evil and striving to reshape the geopolitical order,” Mr. Wicker said. “… The decisions we make this year will have far-reaching implications for our national security.”
However, Beijing’s main priority is patching up a floundering economy and therefore Mr. Xi will tread carefully in ties with the United States, she said. “Beijing will continue to use its military forces to intimidate its neighbors and to shape the region’s actions in accordance with the PRC priorities,” Ms. Haines said, using the acronym for People’s Republic of China.Gen. Kruse said the Pentagon is reworking its joint force military planning for a potential conflict over Taiwan based on increasing Chinese and Russian military cooperation.
The PLA is also strengthening nuclear forces and cyber warfare capabilities while working to divide the United States from its allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific. Nicholas Burns, the U.S. ambassador to China, said of the sanctions on X that “we said we would act if China did not stop these sales.”On the Ukraine war, Ms. Haines said the Russian military is making some progress on the battlefield and could achieve breakthroughs on the front lines near Donetsk and Kharkiv.
On the Israel-Hamas war, Ms. Haines said the regional conflict is producing a global impact, seen in unprecedented attacks between Israel and Iran and large numbers of attacks by Iranian proxies. A major danger discussed during the hearing was the increase in hackers attacking U.S. industrial control systems used to automate critical infrastructure facilities.
The Chinese and Russians are planning offensive operations through planting “footholds” in networks used to control critical infrastructure, the DNI said.
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