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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s remarks at a campaign event yesterday calling Chinese leader Xi Jinping a dictator were “absurd and irresponsible,” the Chinese government said on Wednesday, following a visit by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to ease tensions between the two countries.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Mao Ning called Biden’s remarks “extremely absurd.”
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Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Mao Ning explain Biden’s remarks are a blatant political provocation, to which China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition.
Speaking at a fundraiser in California on Tuesday, Biden said Xi was very upset after the U.S. shot down a spy balloon earlier this year, according to arrive Washington postbefore adding: “It’s a big embarrassment for the dictators because they don’t know what’s going on.
Mao Zedong also condemned Biden for mentioning the balloon incident, saying that the US should have handled the incident calmly, rationally and professionally.
Blinken postpones visit after balloon shot down in FebruaryTell MSNBC’s Monday spy balloon event should be shut down.
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Mao Zedong condemned Biden’s remarks as a serious violation of basic facts, diplomatic etiquette, and China’s political dignity.
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This is not the first time Biden has made remarks about Xi Jinping’s leadership. At a fundraiser last year, Biden said that Xi, like Putin, sees dictatorship as the wave of the future, according to Reuters added that Xi Jinping is not a democrat with small bones, but he is a very smart person.
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Relations between the United States and China have soured in recent months after the United States shot down a spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean. China called the incident an accident and said the U.S. response to the balloon was absurd and hysterical.During Blinken’s visit to Beijing on Monday, Xi Jinping Tell Blinken hopes that the U.S. will adopt a rational and pragmatic approach to stabilize and improve Sino-U.S. relations.habit also said Both countries have made progress.Biden has suggestion He will meet with Xi Jinping sometime in the next few months and try to discuss the legitimate differences that we both have, while also discussing areas where we can get along.
further reading
Biden calls Xi a dictator; Beijing slams remarks as provocation (Washington post)
China denies Cuban spy facility report says U.S. spreading rumorsForbes)
Blinken tells Xi that US does not support Taiwan independence after meeting to quell tensionsForbes)
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