President's Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai introduced each other's entourages and spoke informally for 10 minutes before convening formally. Kissinger relayed President Nixon's personal commitment to improving relations between China and the U.S. He and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai agreed that the two nations had divergent ideologies but convergent interests, especially in ending the war in Indochina, easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, and preventing conflict between India and Pakistan. Technical arrangements for Nixon's trip to China were also discussed.
President's Assistant for National Security Affairs Kissinger noted that California Governor Ronald Reagan's recent visit to Taiwan did not reflect official U. S. foreign policy. Chinese Premier Chou En-lai then called for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Indochina and criticized Washington's "refusal" to reply to Hanoi's seven point proposal. Kissinger responded that the North Vietnamese had failed to respond both to the August 1971 U.S. eight point proposal including a withdrawal date, which he had presented to North Vietnamese negotiator Xuan Thuy in Paris in September , and to a subsequent October 11, revision of the proposal. The two also discussed the effect a ceasefire in Vietnam would have on Cambodia.
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Kissinger's involvement in Indochina started prior to his appointment as National Security Adviser to Nixon. While still at Harvard, he had worked as a consultant on foreign policy to both the White House and State Department. In a 1967 peace initiative, he would mediate between Washington and Hanoi.[citation needed]
Along with Thọ, Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 1973, for their work in negotiating the ceasefires contained in the Paris Peace Accords on "Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam", signed the previous January.[51] According to Irwin Abrams, this prize was the most controversial to date. For the first time in the history of the Peace Prize, two members left the Nobel Committee in protest.[4][78] Thọ rejected the award, telling Kissinger that peace had not been restored in South Vietnam.[79] Kissinger wrote to the Nobel Committee that he accepted the award "with humility",[80][81] and "donated the entire proceeds to the children of American servicemembers killed or missing in action in Indochina".[82] After the Fall of Saigon in 1975, Kissinger attempted to return the award.[82][83]
In November 1975, seven months after the Khmer Rouge took power, Kissinger told the Thai foreign minister: "You should tell the Cambodians that we will be friends with them. They are murderous thugs but we won't let that stand in our way."[89] In a 1998 interview, Kissinger said: "some countries, the Chinese in particular supported Pol Pot as a counterweight to the Vietnamese supported people and We at least tolerated it." Kissinger said he didn't approve of this due to the genocide and said he "would not have dealt with Pol Pot for any purpose whatsoever." He further said: "The Thais and the Chinese did not want a Vietnamese-dominated Indochina. We didn't want the Vietnamese to dominate. I don't believe we did anything for Pol Pot. But I suspect we closed our eyes when some others did something for Pol Pot."[90]
Henry Kissinger recently spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he made two significant statements. One was that Ukraine must be prepared to cede some territory to Russia in order to reach a peace treaty, and in doing so allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold on to his position, which Kissinger regards as essential. He also said that Taiwan should not be allowed to become a major issue between the U.S. and China, implying that the U.S. was making it an issue, and by my inference that the Chinese seizure of Taiwan should not trigger a U.S. response.","url":"https:\/\/www.realcleardefense.com\/2022\/05\/28\/why_i_disagree_with_henry_kissinger_834754.html","datePublished":"2022-05-28T07:11:53-05:00","dateCreated":"2022-05-28T07:11:49-05:00","dateModified":"2022-05-28T16:53:27-05:00","author":"name":"George Friedman","url":"https:\/\/www.realcleardefense.com\/authors\/george_friedman","bio":"","email":"","twitter":"","publisher":"@type":"Organization","name":"Geopolitical Futures","image":"url":"https:\/\/assets.realclear.com\/images\/57\/578677_6_.jpg","width":960,"height":1440,"keywords":"Henry Kissinger, US Foreign Policy, china, United States, Vietnam War, cold war, Russia"} Subscribe Sign In Subscribe Ad-Free Why I Disagree With Henry Kissinger George Friedman Geopolitical Futures May 28, 2022 Jason Lee/Pool Photo via AP Henry Kissinger recently spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he made two significant statements. One was that Ukraine must be prepared to cede some territory to Russia in order to reach a peace treaty, and in doing so allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold on to his position, which Kissinger regards as essential. He also said that Taiwan should not be allowed to become a major issue between the U.S. and China, implying that the U.S. was making it an issue, and by my inference that the Chinese seizure of Taiwan should not trigger a U.S. response.
And Kissinger can be directly made responsible for such crimes. In his positions as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State, he was always in a position to know about all covert actions of the CIA and his foreign allies. He also chaired the 40 Commission, a secret government group that supervised and planned covert missions such as the assassinations of General Schneider in Chile and Mujib in Bangladesh. Finally, the bombing campaigns against civilians in Indochina can also be directly traced back to his orders. 2ff7e9595c
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