CIA Director Secretly Visited China Last Month to Improve Relations

CIA Director William Burns traveled to Beijing in May to meet with Chinese intelligence counterparts and emphasize the importance of maintaining open communication channels.
The visit was part of the Biden administration's efforts to reestablish high-level dialogue with China.
Burns only met with intelligence officials and not any political leadership during the trip.
The administration hopes to schedule more high-ranking official visits between Beijing and Washington more broadly despite current tensions.
The US wants to engage China on arms control without preconditions, but Beijing has so far been unwilling to separate strategic stability negotiations from the broader relationship.