U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger accepts food from Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai during a state banquet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Henry Kissinger accepts food from Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai during a state banquet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 1973
  • The Chinese internet lamented the death of Henry Kissinger death on Wednesday.
  • But they're mourning more than just the man — they also miss what he represented in US diplomacy.
  • Topics on Kissinger skyrocketed to the top charts of Weibo just hours after his death.

Henry Kissinger is dead at the age of 100, and the Chinese internet is beside itself.