Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has gone on-record saying that the slowing of Chinese economic growth is a natural transition.

Kissinger made the statement during his interview with China Central Television earlier this week in New York city.

"Chinese economy is transiting from an export-led model to under put somewhat more reliance on consumer spending, and it is also reorienting its foreign policy - some of these concepts like the "Silk Road" concept. When you have a transition from one model to another, it's inevitable that you cannot do it in perfect synchronization."

Speaking of the transition, Kissinger noted that western countries had encountered periodic moments of crisis during their economic evolution.

"Having seen how China has evolved over the last 30 years, I look at this as a temporary, almost inevitable aspect of transition, from which we should, both sides learn that we should synchronize our economic politics in order to make every minimum impact on each other."

At the same time, Kissinger points out that the statements from Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama have both recognized the importance of deepening bilateral dialogue and are looking for ways to accomplish it.