Xi hails 'old friend' Kissinger in Beijing meeting

Henry Kissinger, the former U.S. Secretary of State, who turned 100 in May this year remained the most influential figure in Beijing since his successful ping-pong diplomacy in 1971 pitting Communist China against its ideological mentor the then Soviet Union tilting the Cold War balance of power at that time.

from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/vksyd9e