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According to Kissinger, the future of all humanity depends on the relationship between America and China.
The last "prophecy" that Henry Kissinger left us dates back 48 hours before the Hamas attack against the Israeli civilian population. Last October 5, Kissinger went to speak at the New York think tank to commemorate the Yom Kippur war that broke out 50 years ago. He recounted America's role in that 1973 conflict: first to save Israel from defeat by the Arab coalition; then to tie the threads of a dialogue that would lead to peace with Sadat's Egypt. A message of hope, precious in today's war: even at that tragic turn in 1973, the horizon looked bleak, yet diplomacy prevailed.
Then there was his surprise mission to Beijing in July of this year, where the centenarian used all his influence to renew the beginnings of a dialogue between America and China, which seemed compromised after the Nancy Pelosi Taiwan and balloon incidents. spy.
While the recent summit between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in San Francisco brought tensions under control, perhaps a small part of the credit goes to that trip by Kissinger, the "great statesman" whom the Chinese have never given up on. to be respected. According to him, the future of all humanity depends on the relationship between America and China.
"The United States and the People's Republic of China have in common that they consider themselves exceptional nations, both think they have a right to dominate. We must understand China's historical stability and at the same time prevent it from becoming hegemonic. We will not succeed through tests of strength," Kissinger said.
Written more than a decade ago, during the presidency of Hu Jintao, in his essay, China clearly saw the beginning of a turning point. Even then, Kissinger realized that the Chinese leadership was drawing radical consequences from the financial crisis of 2008: it was convinced that the time of imitating the United States was coming to an end. He considered the American political-economic model sick.
Kissinger also sensed the emergence of a new Chinese generation that was more nationalistic, prouder, even arrogant: it was he who years later would give birth to "wolf warrior" diplomacy. However, Nixon's former adviser warned Americans of all the dangers of a new cold war: "It will stop progress on both sides of the Pacific, it will spread tensions in every region of the world."
About Ukraine: "Zelensky is a wonderful character. But he still has to explain to us what kind of world he imagines after the war. I never said that Ukraine should give up part of its national territory if it wants peace. I said that the best dividing line for a ceasefire is the status quo that preceded February 24, with Crimea in Russian hands and a small corner of Donbass, about 4.5% of the total. I have no reservations about Ukraine's freedom and its role in Europe. But let's not turn the fight for the freedom of Ukraine into a conflict for the future of Russia".
About the current American president: "Biden is very influenced by domestic politics. Nixonian flexibility would be needed to mitigate the current conflicts with Russia and China."
Today's America seemed more divided than in the 1960s. “Even during the Vietnam War there was consensus on some national goals, even if we were divided on the ways to achieve them. Today, the very definition of the country's national interest and values is controversial. However, no company can remain great if it loses confidence in itself and destroys its self-esteem."
Regarding the parliamentary investigation into the attack on Congress on January 6, 2021: "It is not aimed at historical truth, it is aimed at preventing the re-election of Donald Trump". / Pamphlet
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