Neocons Want War With China, by Pepe Escobar - The Unz Review

Neocons Want War With China, by Pepe Escobar - The Unz Review: https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/07/15/1112042465_0:160:3072:1888_1920x0_80_0_0_500ed8814b7a58308db7116674fd3873.jpg.webp It was a photo op for the ages: a visibly well-disposed President Xi Jinping receiving centenarian 'old friend of China' Henry Kissinger in Beijing. Mirroring meticulous Chinese attention to protocol, they met at Villa 5 of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse – exactly where Kissinger first met in person with Zhou Enlai in 1971, preparing Nixon’s 1972 visit to China. The Mr. Kissinger Goes to Beijing saga was an 'unofficial', individual attempt to try to mend increasingly fractious Sino-American relations. He was not representing the current American administration. There’s the rub. Everyone involved in geopolitics is aware of the legendary Kissinger