Bloomberg: US authorities frustrated by lack of intelligence on Chinese President Xi Jinping his immediate environment. This is reported by Bloomberg with reference to the employees of the American state apparatus.
According to the agency, it has become more difficult for the US intelligence services to spy on Beijing, while the need for intelligence about the PRC authorities is growing amid the Taiwan problem and security controversies … It is noted that American officials are guided by these data in the process of making foreign policy decisions. Among the obstacles to effective intelligence activities in China, Bloomberg sources cite the technical capabilities of Beijing, as well as the shortage of Mandarin speakers among intelligence officers.
National Security Advisor to former US President Donald Trump John Bolton said that the described problem has been observed for decades … “I never felt like I had enough data. I always want to hear more. None of the decision-making politicians should be in such a position, “he concluded.
On November 5, 19Fortyfive columnist Clint Mallory said that the unification of the forces of such powerful opponents as Russia and China would weaken positions of Washington at the global level. The expert called the rapprochement between Moscow and Beijing against the United States a strategic nightmare for the American side. He called on Washington to have a substantive conversation with Russia.