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Xi hails Kissinger in Beijing meeting

BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger as an 'old friend' as the two met in Beijing on Thursday.

Kissinger's visit to China this week has seen him call for a rapprochement between Washington and Beijing, which remain at loggerheads over a range of issues, from human rights to trade and national security.