China’s Xi Meets ‘Old Friend’ Kissinger Amid US Tensions
- Former US envoy also spoke with defense chief Li Shangfu
- Kissinger has visited China more that 100 times, CCTV says
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President Xi Jinping has welcomed former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to Beijing for their first known meeting in the Chinese capital in more than three years.
The Chinese leader told the former diplomat his country was ready to discuss the “correct way” for their nations to talk on Thursday, according to state broadcaster China Central Television. Xi added that Kissinger had visited the country over 100 times since 1971, when he helped “break the ice” between Washington and Beijing.