At 100 years old, Kissinger pushes back against demonizing China

When The Economist recently asked Henry Kissinger his thoughts on China’s global role today, he said he wants a permanent dialogue between the U.S. and Chinese presidents.

Former U.S. national security adviser Henry Kissinger calls for 'reason' to prevail in making a world order out of present chaos. 'I found it revelatory that the man who always put power over morality is now talking in ways that, while he doesn’t say so explicitly, point to a common security agenda to ensure common survival," writes Douglas Roche.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY DOUGLAS ROCHE

June 19, 2023

EDMONTON—Henry Kissinger turned 100 years old recently and, to mark the occasion, The Economist magazine interviewed him for eight hours over two days. Since I have long been critical of Kissinger’s realpolitik diplomacy, I searched the t...

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