Xi Jinping Meets With , Henry Kissinger.<br />The former U.S. Secretary of State met with the Chinese leader in Beijing this week.<br />The former U.S. Secretary of State met with the Chinese leader in Beijing this week.<br />Kissinger, 100, was "the first high-ranking U.S. official to visit Communist China" in 1971, CNN reports. .<br />He has visited the country over 100 times and is considered an "old friend" of China, Xi said.<br />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.<br />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.<br />Xi went on to urge America to "continue to play a constructive role in bringing China-U.S. relations back to the right track.".<br />Kissinger referred to his visit as a "great honor" <br />and was happy to meet Xi in the same building <br />where he first met Chinese leaders decades ago.<br />The U.S.-China relationship <br />is of vital importance to the <br />peace and prosperity of both countries and the world, Henry Kissinger, via CNN.<br />Kissinger's meeting with Xi was very different from that of Antony Blinkin's last month, CNN reports. .<br />Kissinger's meeting with Xi was very different from that of Antony Blinkin's last month, CNN reports. .<br />With Blinkin, Xi sat at the head of a table. <br />With Kissinger, the two were next to <br />each other at a small tea table.<br />With Blinkin, Xi sat at the head of a table. <br />With Kissinger, the two were next to <br />each other at a small tea table.<br />Xi also met with Bill Gates last month, <br />calling him an "old friend" as well.<br />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
