China-U.S. relations ‘door’ cannot be closed — Qin

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WASHINGTON (Xinhua) — China’s new ambassador to the United States Qin Gang on Wednesday said he believes “the door of China-US relations, which is already open, cannot be closed.” “This is the trend of the world, the call of the times, and the will of the people,” said Qin in his remarks to Chinese and US media upon arrival in Washington. Fifty years ago, Dr. Henry Kissinger made a secret visit to China and opened the door to the normalization of China-US relations, Qin said. “It was during the Cold War; at that time there was virtually no contact between...