Xi Jinping Meets With , Henry Kissinger.
The former U.S. Secretary of State met with the Chinese leader in Beijing this week.
The former U.S. Secretary of State met with the Chinese leader in Beijing this week.
Kissinger, 100, was "the first high-ranking U.S. official to visit Communist China" in 1971, CNN reports.
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He has visited the country over 100 times and is considered an "old friend" of China, Xi said.
We never forget our old friends, and will never forget your historic contribution to the development of China-U.S. relations and the enhancement of friendship between the two peoples, Xi Jinping, via CNN.
China and the United States are once again at the crossroads of where to go, and the two sides need to make a choice again, Xi Jinping, via CNN.
Xi went on to urge America to "continue to play a constructive role in bringing China-U.S. relations back to the right track.".
Kissinger referred to his visit as a "great honor" and was happy to meet Xi in the same building where he first met Chinese leaders decades ago.
The U.S.-China relationship is of vital importance to the peace and prosperity of both countries and the world, Henry Kissinger, via CNN.
Kissinger's meeting with Xi was very different from that of Antony Blinkin's last month, CNN reports.
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Kissinger's meeting with Xi was very different from that of Antony Blinkin's last month, CNN reports.
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With Blinkin, Xi sat at the head of a table.
With Kissinger, the two were next to each other at a small tea table.
With Blinkin, Xi sat at the head of a table.
With Kissinger, the two were next to each other at a small tea table.
Xi also met with Bill Gates last month, calling him an "old friend" as well.
The message is very clear: Xi Jinping wants to meet with the pro-China people, who are willing to speak out for China.
It is a divide-and-conquer strategy, Alfred Wu, an associate professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, via CNN
