White House regrets Kissinger had better access in Beijing than current US officialsOgee wrote: Sun Jul 23, 2023 6:29 pm Interesting thread and a good question, just why would a 100 year old man take a 14 hour trip to China?
Kirby said that administration officials "look forward to hearing from Secretary Kissinger when he returns, to hear what he heard, what he learned, what he saw."
Tensions between the world's two largest economies have heightened over a range of issues, including the war in Ukraine, Taiwan and trade curbs.
Washington has tried to reestablish communication channels on these and other issues through recent high-profile diplomatic visits.
https://www.reuters.com/world/white-hou ... 023-07-20/
Meanwhile, a typical example of current US diplomacy, as soon as you return from visiting a country threaten it.
[Antony Blinken, America's self-proclaimed "top diplomat" (as per Western media)
But let's be real, his expertise lies in anti-diplomacy.
No handshakes, just threats.
It works SO well with tiny nations, but not so much with the big players.
