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As ties with the U.S. worsen, China asks: Who’s the new Kissinger?

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China is on the hunt for the “new Henry Kissinger ” — someone who is a friend of Beijing but has the ear of the incoming U.S. president.

Influential voices in China are openly discussing who could match Kissinger ’s gravitas as a statesman, his unwavering advocacy for engagement.

Kissinger ’s death in November led to an outpouring of condolences from Chinese officials as well as a flurry of speeches and essays lamenting the Kissinger -size hole in bilateral diplomacy.

Beijing prefers to deal directly with the executive branch, but tensions have made that channel more difficult, creating a need for someone like Kissinger to act as a “direct channel to the captain of the ship”.

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84

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83

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formal

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English

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66

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