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As China-US official exchanges slowed down due to increased tensions, according to the South China Morning Post, John Thornton, the executive chairman of Barrick Gold Corp. and former Goldman Sachs president, visited China secretly and received a high-level reception from the Chinese side. He held talks with the Politburo Standing Committee and Vice Premier Han Zheng and discussed key issues such as climate change, Xinjiang, and the resumption of high-level Sino-US bilateral negotiations. This action was described by the outside world as similar to Kissinger’s secret visit to China in 1971. According to a person familiar with the details of...
