China’s Xi gets nostalgic with ‘old friend’ Henry Kissinger

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China's president Xi Jinping speaks with former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger during a meeting in Beijing on Thursday. Photograph: CNS/AFP via Getty Images Chinese president Xi Jinping told Henry Kissinger that “old friends” like him will never be forgotten, striking an easy tone in their meeting in China’s capital on Thursday, amid efforts by Beijing and Washington to mend frayed ties. “Once again, China and the US are at a crossroads of where to go from here, and once again, both sides need to make a choice,” Mr Xi told the former US diplomat. Mr Kissinger played a...