Xi Jinping 'unwilling' to accept COVID vaccines from West despite mass protests: US Intel

US director of national intelligence Avril Haines (DNI) has said that there is no threat to the Communist Party regime and Xi Jinping's rule, despite the recent protests in China. Avril Haines was speaking at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum in California. A major reason China still has Covid restrictions, unlike most other nations, is the fact that China's vaccines are not as effective against all the strains. This has led many to ask why the West is not supplying vaccines to China. The US director of national intelligence has said that China does not want to import vaccines, even though the 2nd order consequence of the ineffective vaccines is widespread protests. 

Xi Jinping “is unwilling to take a better vaccine from the West, and is instead relying on a vaccine in China that’s just not nearly as effective against Omicron'', Haines said. China has portrayed its home grown vaccines as a matter of national pride, importing vaccinations will be a form of admission that the vaccines are not effective. It is not just western vaccines which are effective, other nations, such as India, have developed their own vaccines. These vaccines have proved extremely effective in different clinical trials consistently and as a result, India has no Covid restrictions. 

The origins and purpose of DNI

The United States Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is the head of the United States Intelligence Community and the principal advisor to the President, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council on intelligence matters. The DNI was established in December 2004 by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which was passed in response to the 9/11 attacks and aimed to improve the coordination and communication among the various intelligence agencies of the U.S. government.  As the head of the U.S. Intelligence Community, the DNI is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the activities of the various intelligence agencies, such as the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), among others.

The DNI does not serve as the primary advisor to just the President, but also the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council on intelligence matters. DNI is responsible for presenting the President with the President's Daily Brief, which is a summary of the most important intelligence information for that day. In addition, the DNI is responsible for ensuring that the intelligence agencies are able to share information and resources effectively, and for protecting the intelligence community from security threats.