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To Many Chinese, Kissinger’s Death Ends an Era in U.S.-China Relations In Beijing’s praise of his legacy, there is implicit criticism of a U.S. shift in recent years away from cooperation and toward intensifying competition.
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Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, with Henry A. Kissinger during a meeting in 2015 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Credit...Pool photo by Jason Lee
By Keith Bradsher, Siyi Zhao and Amy Chang Chien
reporting from Beijing, Seoul and Taipei
Nov. 30, 2023
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State media outlets hailed him as “China’s old friend.” On Chinese social media, people said his death marked the end of an era. They recalled his last visit to the country, in July, at age 100.
For many in China, Henry A. Kissinger represented a now-bygone chapter in relations between China and the United States, when the countries seemed to be moving inexorably closer.
Across Chinese state media, remembrances of Mr. Kissinger highlighted his role in organizing President Nixon’s pathbreaking trip to China in 1972 and advocacy over the past half century of continued engagement and warmer ties between the two countries. The 1972 visit led to the establishment in 1979 of diplomatic ties between Washington and Communist-ruled China; Beijing often highlights those years as an example of a golden era in bilateral relations.
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Keith Bradsher is the Beijing bureau chief for The Times. He previously served as bureau chief in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Detroit and as a Washington correspondent. He has lived and reported in mainland China through the pandemic. More about Keith Bradsher
Amy Chang Chien covers news in mainland China and Taiwan. She is based in Taipei. More about Amy Chang Chien
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