Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger made a secret trip to China to meet with leaders.

<div class="block">Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger made a secret trip to China to meet with leaders.</div>

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Kissinger Makes Secret Visit to China to Meet With Leaders

Of it. All right, let's turn to politics because former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger made an unannounced visit to Beijing. And according to the Chinese Ministry of Defense Kissinger met with us, sanctioned Chinese Defense Minister Ling Cheng Fu. Yesterday isn't the first time that Kissinger visited Beijing secretly in 1971 Kissinger visited Beijing laying the ground work between the US and China which led to the two countries recognizing each other in 1979. Well Kissinger who is well revered in China also met with China's Foreign Policy Chief Wang Yi. According to reports in China, Yi told Kissinger us policy toward China requires the diplomatic wisdom of Kissinger and the political courage of Nixon.