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American spies see that China and Russia are working closely together on military issues

U.S. intelligence officials believe that Russia and China are cooperating more closely on military issues, including a possible invasion of Taiwan, prompting new plans within the administration to counter a possible scenario in which the countries fight in coordination.

โ€œWe see China and Russia exercising together for the first time on Taiwan and recognize that this is a place where China absolutely wants Russia to work with them, and we see no reason why they wouldn’t,โ€ said Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said this in testimony before Congress on Thursday.

Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota asked Haines about such a potential scenario during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. He also asked the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency about the Pentagon’s plans for such a capability.

The Department of Defense has become โ€œeven more concerned about our joint force requirements in an environment where โ€œRussia and Chinaโ€ would certainly cooperate, and we must take that into account,โ€ Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse responded.

Rounds said that “the bottom line is that if we were to come into conflict with one front, there’s a good chance we would have a second front,” which affects planning, equipment and manpower needs.

โ€œIt’s definitely a possibility,โ€ Haines said. โ€œI think the question of how likely it is varies depending on the scenario.โ€

Haines added that intelligence assessments show โ€œincreasing cooperation in the no-limits partnershipโ€ between Russia and China โ€œin literally every sector of society: political, economic, military, technologically and so on.โ€

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