Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger: "I have had the privilege of knowing Chinese people for 50 years, and they have made amazing contributions! ”

The third Bund Financial Summit is being held in Shanghai, on October 23, the Securities Times reporter noted at the meeting site that former US Secretary of State Henry Alfred KISSINGER said in a series of dialogues with Qian Ying, dean of the Shanghai New Finance Research Institute and professor of the Department of Economics of the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University, that in the past 50 years, China has indeed made amazing contributions and shocked the world. In the next stage of Sino-US relations, the two countries should continue to seek common ground while reserving differences, actively participate in international cooperation on the basis of equality and non-interference, and actively participate in international cooperation on the basis of equality and non-interference.

Kissinger said that the epidemic is still not far away, so we are not really entering the post-epidemic era, of course, we hope to see the impact of the epidemic gradually dissipate. The pandemic has had a significant impact on our society. He believes that governments and private institutions should do their best to strengthen communication, especially on non-political issues that are not controversial, including scientific research, historical research, business activities, etc., so as to re-develop a sense of community among countries. This initiative is particularly significant today.

Kissinger said he understands that the World Health Organization has developed a global collaborative malaria control program, which is a good example of what countries can achieve through cooperation. One thing we should learn from the pandemic is that there must be systematic cooperation to address the risks of future outbreaks. Countries need to make decisions to prevent the development of the epidemic.

"There are some common issues, like climate issues. I note that China has decided to stop new offshore coal power projects. I believe that this initiative has made a constructive contribution to all humanity, and it is an initiative that takes the well-being of humankind as its starting point. I applaud the wisdom of China's leaders in making this decision. Kissinger said.

Kissinger is known to have served as U.S. Secretary of State in the 1970s, when the U.S. global strategy underwent a major shift. When the Shanghai Bund Financial Summit was connected on October 23, 2021, Qian Yingyi continued to ask how Kissinger evaluates the current global strategic adjustment of the United States, and what impact will it have on the world order in the coming decades?

In this regard, Kissinger believes that in today's world, it is impossible for any country to achieve hegemony. Every country can maximize its potential, but no country has the potential to dominate the entire world. What is unique about our time is that there are no longer islanded regions, and regions, whether active or passive, influence each other. Some aspects of modern technology seemed unimaginable, even bizarre, to people 100 years ago.

"I had the privilege of working with the Chinese leaders of the time at the beginning of President Nixon's presidency to open up the situation for the relationship between the two countries and realize the potential of the two countries. It was an exciting start. Kissinger said that I hope that the dialogue between our two heads of state and the efforts of the two countries can open a new period of good development of bilateral relations. 50 years later, when we look back, hopefully, we'll say it was the beginning of a great opportunity.

Kissinger said: "In the 50 years that I have had the privilege of knowing Chinese people, China has indeed made amazing contributions that have shocked the world. In an era of restarting U.S.-China relations, no one would have imagined that today's China would become an indispensable and important part of the world system, especially the world economic system. ”

When the video connection, Kissinger said that in the next stage of Sino-US relations, the two countries should continue to seek common ground while reserving differences, actively participate in international cooperation on the basis of equality and mutual non-interference, actively participate in international cooperation on the basis of equality and non-interference, fulfill international commitments, and work together to defeat the epidemic. Mitigating the damage caused by natural disasters, improving the climate, cooperating with each other, exchanging views honestly and without bias. These are valuable goals, worthy of the great Chinese civilization and in line with the vision that Americans have always had.