The Trump administration is declassifying as-yet uncorroborated intelligence, recently briefed to President Trump, that indicates China offered to pay non-state actors in Afghanistan to attack American soldiers, two senior administration officials tell Axios. 两名高级政府官员告诉阿克西奥斯，特朗普政府正在对尚未证实的情报进行解密，该情报最近已告知特朗普总统，这表明中国愿意向阿富汗的非国家行为者支付钱财，以攻击美国士兵。 大图：这个未经证实的情报的披露来特朗普的总统任期结束前21天，他已经发誓后冲高对中国的压力，经过新闻月份报告S表示，俄国曾秘密提供的赏金为塔利班武装分子杀死美军在阿富汗。 中国驻哥伦比亚特区大使馆未回应置评请求。据信特朗普没有与习近平主席讨论过此事。目前尚不清楚是否国会或总统当选人拜登的任何成员进行了通报，但拜登现在已经获得了总统每日简报（PDB）。幕后：官员们说，情报被包括在12月17日的总统简报中，国家安全顾问罗伯特·奥布赖恩（Robert O'Brien）向特朗普口头通报了此事。 多个机构的行政官员目前正在努力确认初步情报报告。Axios无法以视觉方式检查任何详细说明智能的报告。官员通过电话描述了摘要。为何重要：如果这一情报得到证实，将对中国构成重大的战略转变，并且中美之间的紧张局势将急剧升级。以及对其进行解密的决定。 长期以来，中国一直在阿富汗扮演着安静的外交角色，邀请阿富汗塔利班官员到北京讨论和平协议的计划，并鼓励以阿富汗为主导的解决方案，尽管中国制造的武器和资金有时也流入那里。专门研究中阿事务的德国马歇尔基金会高级研究员安德鲁·斯莫尔（Andrew Small）告诉中国，在阿富汗采取如此挑衅性的行动似乎“不协调”。斯莫尔说，在阿富汗寻求和平是“中美仍然愿意在重要领域开展合作的极为罕见的地区之一”。“他们知道缩编正在发生。我们不是在美军驻阿富汗发生任何其他情况的情况下。没有理由对美军施加额外压力。”倒叙： 6月，白宫新闻秘书凯里·麦肯尼（Kayleigh McEnany）在《纽约时报》（ New York Times）上遭到抨击，因为他发布了有关俄罗斯赏金情报的“未经证实”的指控。 她建议“流氓情报官员”正在破坏特朗普和美国的安全。她还坚持认为特朗普没有得到简报，因为情报尚未得到充分验证。详细信息：一位参与最新中国讨论的高级官员向Axios描述了未经证实的情报，他说：“像所有初次报告一样，我们对初次报告持谨慎态度”，但“与我们采取的部队安全有关的任何情报报告非常认真。” 另一位直接了解内部讨论情况的高级官员说，12月22日，官员们召开了政策协调委员会（PCC）会议讨论此事。这位官员说，PCC的重点是两个目标，即与国际法院进行磋商以核实初次报告，以及在情报和国防领域就阿富汗剩余部队的部队保护态势进行磋商。官员们不会描述情报的来源，也不会透露活动发生的时间或时间。 有人说：“美国有证据表明，中华人民共和国（中国）试图通过提供经济刺激或“赏金”来资助阿富汗非国家行为者对美国军人的袭击”，并说国家安全委员会“正在协调政府调查。”他不会说他是在指塔利班，还是超出了“非国家行为者”的描述。所称赏金提议的时机尚不清楚。消息人士只会说，这是在2月下旬美国与塔利班达成协议后的某个时间发生的。他还指出，此后没有在阿富汗发生美国战斗死亡。他说，政府较早就获得了有关“中国非法流入阿富汗的武器”的情报。界线之间：英美两国政府此前曾抱怨塔利班使用中国制造的武器。 对阿富汗的兴趣部分源于北京希望阻止中国的穆斯林分离主义团体以阿富汗为基地的愿望。根据《印度时报》12月25日的报道，阿富汗安全官员最近发现了一个据称在该国活动的中国间谍团伙，显然是在瞄准维吾尔人。别忘了：特朗普在今年早些时候承认自己没有与弗拉基米尔·普京（Vladimir Putin）打交道时受到了严厉的批评，未经证实的情报报道称俄罗斯一直在向塔利班行贿以杀害美国士兵。 美军在阿富汗的指挥官弗兰克·麦肯齐将军在9月份表示，“只是没有证明俄罗斯能够提供这些悬赏，这足以使我感到确定”。（《纽约时报》首次报道，该信息已于今年早些时候发布在《总统日报》中）。麦肯齐说：“我们继续寻找证据。” “我只是还没有看到。但是……这不是一个封闭的问题。”The big picture: The disclosure of this unconfirmed intelligence comes 21 days before the end of Trump's presidency, after he has vowed to ratchet up pressure on China, and months after news reports indicated that the Russians had secretly offered bounties for Taliban militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The Chinese embassy in D.C. did not respond to a request for comment. Trump is not believed to have discussed the matter with President Xi Jinping.It was not immediately clear whether any members of Congress or President-elect Joe Biden have been briefed, though Biden now has access to the President's Daily Brief (PDB).Behind the scenes: The intelligence was included in the president's briefing on Dec. 17, and Trump was verbally briefed on the matter by National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, officials said. Administration officials across multiple agencies are currently working to corroborate the initial intelligence reports.Axios was not able to visually inspect any reports detailing the intelligence. A summary was described by phone by the officials.Why it matters: If this intelligence were to be confirmed, it would represent a dramatic strategic shift for China, and sharply escalate tensions between China and the U.S. If the intelligence does not prove accurate, it raises questions about the motivations of the sources behind it as well as the decision to declassify it. China has long played a quiet diplomatic role in Afghanistan, inviting Afghan Taliban officials to Beijing to discuss plans for a peace deal and encouraging an Afghan-led solution, though Chinese-made weapons and financing have at times also flowed into the conflict there.It seems "incongruous" that China would take such a provocative action in Afghanistan, Andrew Small, a senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund who specializes in China-Afghanistan affairs, told Axios.Pursuing peace in Afghanistan is "one of the extremely rare areas where the US and China still have a willingness to work together on an area of importance," Small said. "They know the drawdown is taking place. We’re not in the context where anything else needs to happen to US troops in Afghanistan. There is no reason to create additional pressure on US forces."Flashback: In June, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany lashed out at the New York Times for publishing "unverified" allegations about the Russian bounty intelligence. She suggested "rogue intelligence officers" were undermining Trump and U.S. security. She also insisted Trump hadn't been briefed because the intelligence hadn't been fully verified.Details: One senior official involved in the latest China discussions, who described the uncorroborated intelligence to Axios, said: "Like all first reports, we react with caution to initial reports" but "any intel reports relating to the safety of our forces we take very seriously." On Dec. 22, officials held a Policy Coordinating Committee (PCC) meeting to discuss the matter, said a second senior official with direct knowledge of the internal discussions.The official said the PCC was focused on two objectives, consultation with the IC on attempts to verify initial reports, and consultation in the intelligence and defense communities around the force protection posture for remaining forces in Afghanistan.Officials would not describe the source or sources of the intelligence or say when or over what period of time the activity occurred. One said: "The U.S. has evidence that the PRC [People's Republic of China] attempted to finance attacks on American servicemen by Afghan non-state actors by offering financial incentives or 'bounties'" and said the National Security Council "is coordinating a whole-of-government investigation."He would not say whether he was referring to the Taliban, or go beyond the descriptor of "non-state actors."The timing of the alleged bounty offer is unclear. The source would say only that this happened some time after late February when the U.S. struck its deal with the Taliban. He also noted there had not been an American combat death in Afghanistan since.He said the administration received earlier intelligence about "PRC weapons illicitly flowing into Afghanistan."https://www.axios.com/scoop-trump-admin-declassifies-unconfirmed-intel-on-chinese-bounties-84131ec6-c54f-4556-8d0f-547131a343ef.html 
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