Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger died on Wednesday at home in Connecticut at the age of 100, Kissinger Associates, Inc said in a statement.

▲FILE PHOTO: Henry Kissinger attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland January 24, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]

Born in Germany in 1923, Kissinger was survived by his wife of nearly 50 years, Nancy Maginnes Kissinger, two children by his first marriage, David and Elizabeth, and five grandchildren.

Kissinger visited China more than 100 times.