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Amid growing conflicts between the United States and China, the CIA Director-nominated Central Intelligence Agency cited responding to China as a top priority at the confirmation hearing.
Reporter Kang Beo-deul even wrote the expression “hostile and predatory,” which would show the Biden administration’s perception of China, right?
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That’s right. President Biden and other government officials see China as their top competitor.
This trend was clearly seen in the story of CIA Director-nominee William Burns at a hearing on the approval of the Senate Intelligence Committee on the 24th local time. Let’s listen together.
[윌리엄 번스/미 CIA 국장 지명자 : 적대적이고 약탈적인 중국의 리더십은 가장 심각한 지정학적 시험입니다. 시진핑 체제 중국이 가공할만하고 권위주의적인 적수인 분야가 늘어나고 있습니다.]
Nominee Burns cited China as one of his top priorities to lead the CIA and emphasized the need for a long-term, bipartisan strategy.
President Biden spoke with President Xi Jinping for the first time since his inauguration, but he pressured China by bringing up gritty human rights and trade issues. I also checked.
If the conflict between the US and China increases, there are concerns that the diplomatic burden on Korea will inevitably increase.
At the hearing that day, Nominee Burns cited North Korea as a threat, along with Iran, Russia and terrorism.
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Semiconductor supply is a problem in the US recently, and President Biden met with opposition lawmakers to discuss this issue. In the process of overhauling the supply chain, there is a prospect that there will be checks against China?
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President Biden and Vice President Harris met with opposition lawmakers at the White House on the 24th local time.
We discussed ways to increase the supply of scarce semiconductors.
After the coronavirus outbreak, world-class semiconductor companies have reduced production of low-profit automotive chips instead of increasing the production of chips used in computers and mobile phones, which is causing US automakers to reduce production one after another.
As the factory stops, jobs in the United States are also threatened.
President Biden will soon sign an executive order to stabilize supply.
This includes examining the dependence of core components such as semiconductors abroad, especially in China.
In addition, it seems that it will build supply chain solidarity with allies such as Japan, Taiwan, and Korea, but there is a prospect that China will be excluded.
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