"C.I.A." meaning in English

See C.I.A. in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} C.I.A.
  1. Alternative form of CIA; Central Intelligence Agency. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: CIA (extra: Central Intelligence Agency)
    Sense id: en-C.I.A.-en-name-MFjJYgAZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "“There’s been a lot about the premier-as-savior talk — that these officials could stay around and push back against Xi, but obviously that’s not going to happen,” said Christopher K. Johnson, the president of the China Strategies Group and a former C.I.A. analyst of Chinese politics. “Proximity to Xi is all that really matters now.”",
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