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Biden FINALLY releases a statement on Henry Kissinger – 20 hours after his death: President says they ‘often disagreed strongly’ but praises his ‘fierce intellect’ and ‘strategic focus’ – after they first met in the 1970s
President Joe Biden eventually released a statement expressing his condolences to Henry Kissinger, 20 hours after the death of the 100-year-old American diplomat. Biden recalled meeting Kissinger, the secretary of state and national security adviser to both Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, when he first became a U.S. senator in the 1970s. The president…
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Kissinger’s last mission: China sends condolences to Biden for loss of ‘valued friend old’ to Beijing – months after the 100-year-old towering diplomat met Xi Jinping in one of his final trips
China sent glowing condolences to Joe Biden following the death of Henry Kissinger, who was regarded in Beijing as a diplomatic “pioneer” and someone who “understood” the country’s role in the world. Kissinger visited China more than 100 times and his death on Wednesday at the age of 100 sparked widespread mourning among ordinary Chinese…