"“Biden and previous administrations have been too much influenced by the domestic aspects of the view of China,” Kissinger, 99, said in an interview Tuesday in New York with Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait. “It is, of course,
important to prevent Chinese or any other country’s hegemony.”

But “that is not something that can be achieved by endless confrontations,” he added in the interview produced by Intelligence Squared US and How To Academy. He’s previously said the increasingly adversarial relations between the US and China risk
a global “catastrophe comparable to World War I.”"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kissinger-warns-biden-against-endless-confrontation-with-china/ar-AAZL2VS

Kissinger, nevertheless, agrees that it is important to prevent Chinese or any other country's hegemony. US hegemony good. Chinese hegemony bad. But why?

When is hegemony hegemony?

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On Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 2:38:30 AM UTC+8, ltlee1 wrote:

"“Biden and previous administrations have been too much influenced by the domestic aspects of the view of China,” Kissinger, 99, said in an interview Tuesday in New York with Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait. “It is, of course,

important to prevent Chinese or any other country’s hegemony.”

But “that is not something that can be achieved by endless confrontations,” he added in the interview produced by Intelligence Squared US and How To Academy. He’s previously said the increasingly adversarial relations between the US and China

risk a global “catastrophe comparable to World War I.”"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kissinger-warns-biden-against-endless-confrontation-with-china/ar-AAZL2VS

Kissinger, nevertheless, agrees that it is important to prevent Chinese or any other country's hegemony. US hegemony good. Chinese hegemony bad. But why?

When is hegemony hegemony?

From Kissinger's book:

Kissinger said Singapore’s Lee would be the best of the six to serve as US president, if such a thing were possible, and also the best at dealing with the long-term challenge of climate change.

And on the turmoil of Brexit, Kissinger said de Gaulle’s view -- that Great Britain “would never be a wholehearted member of the European community” -- has proven justified.

Geopolitics and great-power relations are a central theme of Kissinger’s new book, “Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy,” that focuses on six key leaders: Germany’s Konrad Adenauer, France’s Charles de Gaulle, Nixon, Egypt’s Anwar Sadat,
UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Singapore’s influential first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.

In his near-century of life, Kissinger has known all six of the leaders whose examples he cites, and through his advisory firm he continues to be a sought-out voice on global affairs from Beijing to Washington.

Asked how the leaders portrayed in his book would fare in today’s world, Kissinger said Singapore’s Lee would be the best of the six to serve as US president, if such a thing were possible, and also the best at dealing with the long-term challenge of
climate change.

Former President Richard Nixon campaigned in the 1960s as a vehement anti-Communist, yet surprised many of his supporters by deciding to engage Mao Zedong’s China and visit Beijing in 1972 on a trip that became a historic turning point for both nations.


Pressed on who would be the strongest negotiator with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kissinger opted for France’s de Gaulle, then added “Nixon would be quite good.”

Nixon was “a very good foreign-policy president. He destroyed himself domestically,” Kissinger said.

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On Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 5:29:27 AM UTC-4, borie wrote:

On Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 2:38:30 AM UTC+8, ltlee1 wrote:

"“Biden and previous administrations have been too much influenced by the domestic aspects of the view of China,” Kissinger, 99, said in an interview Tuesday in New York with Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait. “It is, of course,

important to prevent Chinese or any other country’s hegemony.”

But “that is not something that can be achieved by endless confrontations,” he added in the interview produced by Intelligence Squared US and How To Academy. He’s previously said the increasingly adversarial relations between the US and China

risk a global “catastrophe comparable to World War I.”"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kissinger-warns-biden-against-endless-confrontation-with-china/ar-AAZL2VS

Kissinger, nevertheless, agrees that it is important to prevent Chinese or any other country's hegemony. US hegemony good. Chinese hegemony bad. But why?

When is hegemony hegemony?

From Kissinger's book:

Kissinger said Singapore’s Lee would be the best of the six to serve as US president, if such a thing were possible, and also the best at dealing with the long-term challenge of climate change.

And on the turmoil of Brexit, Kissinger said de Gaulle’s view -- that Great Britain “would never be a wholehearted member of the European community” -- has proven justified.

Geopolitics and great-power relations are a central theme of Kissinger’s new book, “Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy,” that focuses on six key leaders: Germany’s Konrad Adenauer, France’s Charles de Gaulle, Nixon, Egypt’s Anwar

Sadat, UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Singapore’s influential first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.

In his near-century of life, Kissinger has known all six of the leaders whose examples he cites, and through his advisory firm he continues to be a sought-out voice on global affairs from Beijing to Washington.

Asked how the leaders portrayed in his book would fare in today’s world, Kissinger said Singapore’s Lee would be the best of the six to serve as US president, if such a thing were possible, and also the best at dealing with the long-term challenge

of climate change.

Former President Richard Nixon campaigned in the 1960s as a vehement anti-Communist, yet surprised many of his supporters by deciding to engage Mao Zedong’s China and visit Beijing in 1972 on a trip that became a historic turning point for both

nations.

Pressed on who would be the strongest negotiator with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kissinger opted for France’s de Gaulle, then added “Nixon would be quite good.”

Nixon was “a very good foreign-policy president. He destroyed himself domestically,” Kissinger said.

Not sure the chasm between China and the US could be bridged through skillful negotiation.
It is more a matter of double standard. For example, China's BRI is supposed to do good. This is
exactly why
the US comes out with infrastructure projects following China's example. However, Western elites
mostly portray the initiative negatively. The following is how the Chatam House introduces the
BRI:

https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/09/what-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-bri

"China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
The BRI is an ambitious plan to develop two new trade routes connecting China with the rest
of the world. But the initiative is about far more than infrastructure.

It is an effort to develop an expanded, interdependent market for China, grow China’s economic
and political power, and create the right conditions for China to build a high technology economy.

Why create the Belt and Road?
There are three main motivations for the BRI. The first, and most discussed internationally, is China’s
rivalry with the US. The vast majority of Chinese international trade passes by sea through the Malacca
strait off the coast of Singapore which is a major US ally. The initiative is integral to China’s efforts to
create its own more secure trade routes."

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