Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies at 100

(ECNS) -- Former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger died on Wednesday at his home in Connecticut at the age of 100, Kissinger Associates said in a statement.

Kissinger, who celebrated his 100th birthday in May, had visited China more than 100 times since his first, secret trip to the country in 1971, which began the normalization of China-U.S. relations.