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Jul 10, 2025 22 min

Mission CIA: Mapping Beijing's Path to War

from State Secrets Hosted by The Cipher Brief

Taiwan has launched its largest annual military exercise ever - amid growing concern that China is on the cusp of launching a military invasion. Many national security experts see a Chinese invasion as inevitable. A recent piece published at the cipher brief.com focuses on what Washington will do when it does happen. But first, it's the Intelligence Community that is on the front lines - charged with gathering as much information as possible about Xi Jinping's intent. This week, State Secrets is talking with Susan Miller, who retired just a few months ago from CIA, where she served as the Assistant Director for the Agency's China Mission Center. The Center was established in October of 2021, to better address the national security challenges posed by the People's Republic of China.

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