CIA: This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency intelligence report on the

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This is a declassified Central Intelligence Agency intelligence report on the Chinese view of the crisis in Southwest Asia, dated March seventh, nineteen eighty. The document is notable because it records Beijing’s assessment of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and outlines the strategic considerations that guided Chinese policy toward Pakistan, India, Iran and the broader region. The report was released to the public through The Black Vault, which hosts the full text of the document on its archive site. The digital file is identified by the URL…