CIA Director William Burns. File photoWASHINGTON, Jul 21CIA Director William Burns believes China will decide to use force to control Taiwan this decade.» The question is not whether they decide to use force, but whether how and when they do it,» Burns said at the Aspen Security Forum. Biden stressed that one should not underestimate the determination of the Chinese leadership to establish control over Taiwan, and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is confident in the capabilities of his army. According to Burns, a forceful attempt to establish control over the island may occur within the current decade.
