Kissinger raps candidates' tone on China
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October 5, 2012, Friday
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FORMER Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is sharply criticizing both US presidential candidates for appealing to American suspicions of China in their campaigns.
Kissinger said on Wednesday that the candidates have used "extremely deplorable" language, labeling China a cheat. Last week both campaigns issued ads promising to get tough over alleged Chinese trade violations.
Kissinger has endorsed Mitt Romney but made clear on Wednesday that he opposed the candidate's promise to designate China a currency manipulator, saying virtually all China experts oppose it.
Kissinger said "theoreticians" advocating that step, lacking experience with China, have turned it into a crusade.
He said hostile rhetoric targeting China is nothing new during the presidential campaigns in the US, citing as examples former presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.
But Kissinger believed with "confidence" that once in office, the new US president, "looking at realities," will work to build a cooperative relationship with China.
Kissinger was the architect of US re-engagement with China 40 years ago. He still advocates better relations between the two countries.
He made a secret visit to China in July 1971, paving the way for a groundbreaking 1972 meeting in Beijing between then US President Richard Nixon and late Chinese leader Mao Zedong.
The visit opened a door for China-US relations that had been closed for decades.
Kissinger said on Wednesday that the candidates have used "extremely deplorable" language, labeling China a cheat. Last week both campaigns issued ads promising to get tough over alleged Chinese trade violations.
Kissinger has endorsed Mitt Romney but made clear on Wednesday that he opposed the candidate's promise to designate China a currency manipulator, saying virtually all China experts oppose it.
Kissinger said "theoreticians" advocating that step, lacking experience with China, have turned it into a crusade.
He said hostile rhetoric targeting China is nothing new during the presidential campaigns in the US, citing as examples former presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.
But Kissinger believed with "confidence" that once in office, the new US president, "looking at realities," will work to build a cooperative relationship with China.
Kissinger was the architect of US re-engagement with China 40 years ago. He still advocates better relations between the two countries.
He made a secret visit to China in July 1971, paving the way for a groundbreaking 1972 meeting in Beijing between then US President Richard Nixon and late Chinese leader Mao Zedong.
The visit opened a door for China-US relations that had been closed for decades.
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