CIA Director William Burns secretly met with Chinese counterpart in Beijing last month

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Washington — CIA Director William Burns traveled secretly to Beijing last month, becoming the most senior U.S. official to visit China since relations were soured by the military shootdown in February of a Chinese surveillance balloon that had traversed American territory. "Last month Director Burns traveled to Beijing where he met with Chinese intelligence counterparts and emphasized the importance of maintaining open lines of communication in intelligence channels," a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News on Friday. The Financial Times first reported Burns' travel to the Chinese capital. News of the meeting adds to a growing list of carefully orchestrated...