China's Xi sends condolences to Biden over Kissinger's death

China's President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials have sent messages of condolence to US President Joe Biden and others after the passing of veteran US diplomat Henry Kissinger, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday. Kissinger, who served as secretary of state and national security adviser in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, first visited Beijing in 1971, paving the way for the US diplomatic opening to China.