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A | 中新社北京8月26日电(邢翀马帅莎刘纪)应中国国家主席习近平邀请，约旦国王阿卜杜拉二世于8月18日至24日对中国进行国事访问。这是他登基以来第9次访华，也是时隔11年再次访华。 "I believe the New York Times report is correct in every detail," says Philip Giraldi, a former CIA station chief and military intelligence officer. "It is what I have been hearing. There is considerable training at the Grafenwoehr, Germany army base to familiarize the Ukrainians with the new weapons arriving. Meanwhile there are cadres of special operations soldiers and intelligence personnel operating primarily in western Ukraine. They are not in uniform and many of them are working under various cover designations, including sometimes loose affiliations with foreign embassies and NGOs. All of which means that Biden and other Western leaders are lying about their active participation in the conflict.",Ahead of the Russian special operation to demilitarize and de-Nazify Ukraine, the US withdrew its own 150 military instructors. However, some CIA operatives continued their service in the country secretly, directing most of the intelligence flow the US is sharing with Ukrainian forces, according to the NYT. In addition to that, commandos from Washington's NATO allies have been managing the flow of weapons and equipment in Ukraine and providing training. The NYT specifies, citing American and other Western officials that the commandos are not on the front lines with Ukrainian troops.,Even though the US and NATO member states do not acknowledge that their personnel are operating in Ukraine, Russia and other intelligence services around the world are aware of this, according to the newspaper.,"The potential downside for the president comes when some of these soldiers in mufti get killed or, worse, captured and start to talk about their role," says Giraldi. "The Biden Administration has staked its reputation and possible political future on enabling Ukraine to survive without succumbing to Russian demands.",Deploying CIA personnel (which encompasses military as well as intelligence operatives) "is completely typical of the initial stages of a US-backed long war, and for long-term political manipulation of the target country," according to retired US Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski, a former analyst for the US Department of Defense.,"This is the future that neoconservative 'strategists' in DC and their British and European allies imagine for Ukraine," Kwiatkowski highlights. "Rather than a negotiated conclusion, with a new Ukrainian role as a neutral and productive country, independent of both Russian and US political influences, the US government and CIA see Ukraine as an expendable yet useful satrap in its competition with the Russian Federation.",The ex-DoD analyst emphasizes that the effort is serious, given that the funding for CIA operations and arms sales and support and training has been flowing freely from Congress and President Biden. It also means that the intel operations in and around Ukraine are "of critical importance" to Washington, according to her.,Situation in UkraineNATO is De Facto at War With Russia but is Using Ukraine as a Tool, US Scholar Says5 April, 17:37 GMT,Ukraine is Washington's Proxy in Effort to Destroy Russia,"Ukraine was being used long before 2021 and 2022, as a US proxy, for global money laundering by multiple players, and for CIA political operations," explains Kwiatkowski. "The US diplomats and the CIA view Ukraine and its various people as pawns on a chessboard they can manage. Given that the US people are not willing to engage in a ground or air war with Russia over Ukraine, those pawns might need to be preserved for the next stage.",Washington's current interest in Ukraine dates back to at least the George W. Bush era, and probably much earlier, with the US foreign policy establishment making steady efforts to drive a wedge between Russia and its neighbor, according to the military veteran. Washington has made considerable financial, diplomatic and political investment in Ukraine over the recent decades and it cannot afford "losing" it.,"Coming on the heels of similar 'losses' in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and potentially some of the Gulf states, there are those in Washington who would find the complete loss of Ukraine unacceptable," she stresses.,The US is equally involved in former Soviet and Warsaw Pact countries, such as Lithuania, and Poland, to take the post-Soviet space under control "as part of the war to maintain US influence and contain Russian influence," according to the former Pentagon analyst. "Recent Lithuanian steps to enforce EU sanctions on the Russian Baltic Sea trade port and naval city of Kaliningrad speaks to the nature of what is to come, in the eyes of the US strategists," she points out.,"Ukraine is a proxy; the West is trying to destroy Russia, it's that simple," echoes Larry Johnson, a veteran of the CIA and the State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism, which provided training to the US Military’s Special Operations taskforce for 24 years. "It would be one thing if Russia was the most evil, oppressive, authoritarian regime in the world. It's nowhere even close. Even though the West keeps trying to portray Russia as such. The fact of the matter is, the West wants the resources that Russia has and it wants to control Russia. Russia is not about to be controlled.",Situation in UkraineEx-CIA Analyst: US Military Aid Not a Game Changer for Kiev, Ukraine Has Already Lost6 June, 16:31 GMT,US Trying to Find the Way Out of Ukraine's Mess,Despite CIA and NATO personnel being deployed in Ukraine and NATO weapons constantly flowing to the country, Ukrainian troops have been increasingly outgunned by DPR/LPR military groups backed by Russia, acknowledges the NYT.,The newspaper names a number of reasons behind the Ukrainian Armed Forces' failures, including limited time for training to use sophisticated NATO weapons; huge losses among the "most battle-hardened" and well-trained Ukrainian forces; and certain limits to the expertise of the CIA, which is traditionally focused on counter-intelligence, among other matters.,"This is the fault of Hollywood," says Johnson. "There's always the assumption that all these CIA personnel are really some terrific people. They've got magical training capabilities. They don't. The CIA hasn't won a single insurgent war in the last 40 years, except going back to supporting the mujahedeen against the Soviets in Afghanistan. They're hoping to try to recreate that miracle. But again, the problem is the people who are assigned militarily to this kind of CIA activity are either retired, special forces, special operations personnel who had to get out because they were either physically unable to perform according to military standards, or it's people who've always wanted to do that kind of thing but really have had no special training in it.",Situation in UkraineUS Military Expert: Russia to Score Major Victories in Donbass, Must Adapt to New NATO Game22 May, 17:55 GMT,The former CIA analyst raises the question about the timing of the NYT exposure. He notes that it has never been a secret that in every foreign conflict the US was interested in, the US has routinely provided training and assistance, and dispatched the CIA's Special Activities Division to operate on the ground. Why is NYT openly writing about it now?,"I think the answer lies in the very last paragraph, last sentence of the article, where it is said: 'Would the enhancement of training be worth the possible price that is going to have to be paid?' The answer is 'probably not.' In other words, this is a gesture to show 'yeah, look, we're doing everything we can do to help the Ukrainians, we've provided we've provided special forces, special operations forces, we've brought them into other countries, we're sending our own people there, the CIA and their passive intelligence, so they can target Russian positions.' But when all is said and done, doing more is not going to really help.",According to Johnson, the NYT piece is "really sending a signal that the United States is trying to figure out how to disengage from this mess.","I think the purpose of this article coming out now is just to lay the groundwork for why we can't put or shouldn't put any more US military personnel or even CIA personnel inside Ukraine," the CIA veteran emphasizes. "Because continuing to put US personnel, whether they're CIA or military, inside Ukraine to train, is becoming too risky because of Russia's success on the battlefield."。

B | 　　24日，习近平在同阿卜杜拉二世会谈时指出，面对变乱交织的国际和地区形势，建设更具内涵、更有活力的中约关系符合两国人民共同期待，也顺应全球南方联合自强的大势。“更具内涵、更有活力”，成为观察此访和中约关系下一步发展的关键词。　　“更具内涵、更有活力”，在于合作领域更广、内容更实。　　此访期间，双方围绕深化关系作出系列安排，在推动贸易、投资、能源等传统领域合作走深的同时，将绿色经济、数字经济、人工智能等新兴领域合作摆在突出位置，签署外交、经贸、产供链、司法等领域多项合作文件。　　中国国际问题研究院助理研究员李子昕认为，中约合作不断拓展，延伸至执法司法、反恐协调、环保等领域，双边关系进一步向更具体、更可落实的机制化合作迈进。　　有观点指出，中约合作既在拓宽“面”，也在做实“点”。

C | 双方发展需求的对接更加具体，为战略伙伴关系提供更多务实支撑。

D | 　　“更具内涵、更有活力”，还在于参与主体更加多元。

E | 　　会谈时，习近平强调，全方位深化教育、文化、科技、旅游等交流，扩大人员往来。

F | 政治互信和务实合作之外，更广泛的人文交流和社会交往，有助于夯实中约友好的民意基础。　　阿卜杜拉二世访华行程也体现这一特点。

G | 在此访首站上海，他走访人工智能、旅游等领域企业，并出席商务圆桌会；在深圳，他参观先进空中交通和机器人领域企业展示，探讨先进制造、科技创新、智慧城市等合作机会。　　当地方、企业等更多主体参与其中，两国合作共识有了更丰富的落地载体，中约交往也呈现出更多元、活跃的面貌。　　复旦大学中东研究中心主任孙德刚说，合作主体和互动方式更加多元，有助于增强中约关系的韧性，使双方能够更好应对外部不确定性的考验。　　“更具内涵、更有活力”，也在于双边关系战略性更加凸显。

H | 　　在两国发表的联合声明中，双方围绕加沙停火、巴勒斯坦问题、美伊停火、霍尔木兹海峡通行等形成一系列共识。

I | 中约都主张通过对话和外交途径解决国与国之间争端。　　孙德刚指出，在相互支持彼此核心利益和重大关切基础上，中约在地区和国际事务中的协调更加密切，战略伙伴关系的协作层次由此进一步深化。　　明年，中约将迎来建交50周年。李子昕认为，“更具内涵、更有活力”，既承接近50年积累的友好关系和合作成果，也为新形势下双方拓展合作明确了方向。　　专家指出，此访释放深化合作的信号，助力推动合作结构升级、战略协作深化、关系韧性增强。这也正是建设“更具内涵、更有活力”的中约关系的题中之义。(完) 【编辑:张子怡】。