White House regrets Kissinger had better access in Beijing than current US officials

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[1/2] Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Pool/File Photo WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday expressed regret that Henry Kissinger was able to get more of an audience in Beijing than some sitting U.S. officials, after the former top diplomat held talks in China. Kissinger -- an architect of normalizing ties between Washington and Beijing in the 1970s as secretary of state and national security advisor in the administrations...