Kissinger Meets China Defense Chief in Pursuing Closer Ties

(Bloomberg) — Henry Kissinger met with Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu in Beijing on Tuesday, the former U.S. Secretary of State’s first known visit to the capital city in four years.

Li said the country hopes to work with the U.S. for a healthy and stable relationship between the two nations and militaries. He added the U.S. should exercise sound strategic judgment of China, according to a readout of the defense ministry. “If history is of any guide, neither the U.S. or China can afford the price of treating each other as enemy,” Kissinger was cited as saying.