Editorial_19.7.

Once before, he traveled secretly to Beijing when relations between the USA and China were at their lowest point. That was almost exactly 52 years ago, the heads of government were Mao and Nixon. Henry Kissinger displayed remarkable diplomatic skill in 1971, and the ice between the nations began to melt in the following years. Now, in the current tense situation, Kissinger has unexpectedly flown to Beijing again at the age of 100, where many still call him a „friend of China.“ Li Shangfu, China’s Minister of Defence, who only a few weeks ago refused to meet with his US counterpart Lloyd Austin in person at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, agreed to a meeting with Kissinger. More on this in our news.