Within a week, Munger and Kissinger died one after another. In fact, it is all reasonable, a hundred years old, a whole century.
War, revival, cold war, prosperity, technology, finance. Globalization, a steady state under a single level of hegemony, a leap forward in productivity, billions of people ...... by growth and technological "alienation".
If you think about it, this 100 years is longer than the previous 1,000 or 10,000 years. Indeed, humanity has crossed the threshold of an intelligent society.
Kissinger said, "Whoever controls the oil controls all the countries;Whoever controls the grain controls the human race;Whoever has the right to issue money controls the world."
The words are still in my ears, and the world has changed.
Some people asked, where will Sino-US relations go after Kissinger's death?
As everyone knows, Kissinger's world has long ended.
According to CCTV News, on November 29, local time, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger died at his home in Connecticut at the age of 100.
He is a well-known American diplomat, an expert on international issues, an important cabinet member of the 37th Nixon in the United States, and has served as a US adviser and secretary of state, and has also set a record for the highest position in the White House.
Kissinger's growth and rise is a legend. From a Jewish refugee to a Harvard academic star to a legendary diplomat, Kissinger has profoundly influenced American foreign policy and the world landscape.
The establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, the invasion of Cambodia, the end of the Vietnam War, and the mediation ...... in the Middle EastBehind many major diplomatic events, Kissinger is there.
From Jewish refugee to diplomat
Born in 1923 to a Jewish family in Bavaria, Germany, Kissinger grew up during a turbulent period of the rise of fascist power in Germany. In 1938, at the age of 15, he immigrated to the United States with his family, and later joined the U.S. Army at the age of 19 to engage in counterintelligence work in World War II. In 1947, he entered Harvard University to study Xi management and philosophyand began to build his own academic and political network there.
Kissinger's accomplishments at Harvard include not only his longest-ever Harvard undergraduate article, the 383-page one, also known as it"Kissinger's Rule"., which understands the "meaning of history" and is heavily influenced by Kant's philosophy. He achieved distinction at Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1954 and remained on the faculty of the university.
Kissinger's career took a major turn when he met Nelson Rockefeller in 1955, and the son of a Standard Oil tycoon helped him rise to the top of politics. In 1969, Nixon appointed Kissinger as an adviser, and he and Nixon shared many similarities in foreign policy. Kissinger later served as Secretary of State to Nixon and Ford from 1973 to 1977, becoming one of the most powerful secretaries of state in U.S. history.
A bridge between China and the United States
Kissinger visited China as Nixon's special envoyto contribute to opening the door to U.S.-China relations. Since then, he has visited China hundreds of times for nearly half a century, and is called"An old friend of the Chinese people".
Kissinger was always warmly received when he visited ChinaHe once joked that China is a developed country when it comes to hospitality, while the United States is a developing country
Kissinger's most important achievement was that during Nixon's first term, as an assistant for affairs, he assisted Nixon in opening the door to Sino-US relations. Kissinger helped Nixon design how to engage with China, and then reached important agreements with the Chinese side during his secret visit to China, accompanied Nixon on his visit to China, and finally signed the Shanghai Communiqué. It was the "Shanghai Communiqué" that established the principles for handling Sino-US relations, as well as the goals and roadmap for the development of Sino-US relations, define the basic framework of the "one-China policy" and Taiwan policy of the United States.
This framework is of guiding significance for the development of China-US relations in the following decades. Since then, Kissinger has put forward many important suggestions and opinions on the China policy of the United States since Nixon, which has influenced the direction of the US China policy.
In fact, Kissinger himself is a bridge and an important envoy between China and the United States, and his hundreds of visits to China have allowed him to have extensive exchanges with Chinese leaders, experts, and scholars to help the United States better understand China. He also played an important role as an envoy when Sino-US relations were in difficulty.
It can be said thatKissinger's views and ideas on U.S.-China relations have influenced generations in both countries。Kissinger's speeches have always made people listen carefully and make people think, and this kind of concept has a long-term impact.
Open an "era of détente" in international relations
Kissinger was once called "the greatest secretary of state in American history" by former U.S. ** Ford
Having been bogged down in the Vietnam War, the entire United States was exhausted, both psychologically and strategically. Nixon's rise to power also reflected the needs of voters in the United States to end the Vietnam War and ease the confrontation between East and West.
Kissinger saw the change in domestic political thought in the United States, so he assisted Nixon in adjusting the foreign strategy of the United StatesEnd the policy of containment against China, opened the door to Sino-US relations, and promoted the easing of the United States and the Soviet Union, this series of actions made the entire international pattern appear to ease the situation, and he and Nixon opened it togetherThe "era of détente" of the Cold War, which could be his direct contribution as a decision-maker and executor.
After retiring from the White House center of power, Kissinger, as a scholar, continued to export ideas that influenced global politics.
He focuses on research and thinkingThe stability of the international order and the international system, international peace and security. This may have something to do with his personal experience, because he had been exposed to the Nazis, had experienced wars and turmoil, so he was very concerned about the stability of the international system.
Second, when thinking about inter-state relations, including Sino-US relations, he is able to transcend differences in political systems, values, and ideologies, and is not bound and constrained by them, so as to think about inter-state relations in a pragmatic and rational manner. Finally, he is very good at and pays attention to the research and grasp of the other party.
For example, when thinking about Sino-US relations, he attaches great importance to thinking from China's perspective: What is China's starting point when dealing with relations with the United States?What is the goal?What are the concerns?What is the means?This is something that many people can't do.
Focus on artificial intelligence
After publishing a series of books on international relations, Kissinger turned his attention to artificial intelligence, writing the book "The Age of Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Mankind", and arguedChina and the United States need to have a dialogue in the field of artificial intelligenceHe put this importance second in all areas of dialogue between China and the United States.
Kissinger focused on this field because he believed that the technology and application of artificial intelligence could have a subversive impact on the way human society lives and worked, and on international relations, so it is not an ordinary technical problem for him.
This is similar to the subversive impact of the atomic bomb on the military field, he believes that artificial intelligence actually has such a potential, so he attaches great importance to the development and application of artificial intelligence, especially its impact.
Where is China-US relations headed?
Now, the international landscape has undergone major changes, and China and the United States have once again reached a crossroads, requiring both sides to make another choice. In an interview this year, Kissinger also stressed that China and the United States must change the current trajectory of their relationship. Peace and development between China and the United States are in the interests of both countries and the world.
Sino-US relations have a bearing on world peace, stability, and development, as well as on the future of mankind.
In such a constantly changing world, how to maintain the international order and the international system and promote world peace and security is a question that Kissinger has been thinking about for decades, and it is also a challenge facing the world today.
In addition, there are differences between countries in the world, whether it is differences in political systems, ideologies, values, or cultural civilizations, which will persist for a long time, and this is actually a world full of diversity. How countries from different backgrounds can live in harmony and overcome their differences in this pluralistic world is the next question that needs to be pondered.
Kissinger's classic quotes
Power is the best**.
History only makes sense when it is looked back, and there is never a final conclusion.
China has always been well protected by their bravest people.
The Great Wall is a glorious testimony to China's victory, but it also shows China's inherent weaknesses. It shows that China, despite its great strength, is also well aware of its weaknesses.
The international environment is chaotic because there is no such thing as a world that can ensure the security of the world**.
I believe in the tragic component of history. I believe that the tragedy of a man is that he has spent a lot of effort and still not got what he wanted. Then, I believe, the more tragic tragedy is that he finally got what he wanted, only to find out that he didn't want it.
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