Biden says his ‘dictator' comment on Xi has no ‘real consequence' on China ties
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The U.S. president brushed off concerns his off-the-cuff comment about President Xi Jinping undermined diplomatic efforts to mend fragile ties with China.
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Biden Defends Calling Chinese Leader Xi a 'Dictator' and Says He Still Expects to Meet with Him
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Biden says his ‘dictator' comment on Xi has no ‘real consequence' on China ties
Mr. Biden, addressing the Chinese surveillance balloon which was shot down by the U.S. military in February off the coast of South Carolina, implied that Xi was caught off guard by the incident.
The U.S. president was speaking at a fundraiser for his re-election campaign, a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his first Beijing visit.
China has called comments by President Joe Biden referring to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator “extremely absurd and irresponsible.” The new clash of words comes just over a
President Joe Biden and the Chinese government traded hostile remarks after the commander-in-chief alluded to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a "dictator."
US President Joe Biden equated his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with "dictators" on Tuesday as he addressed a Democratic Party donors reception in the presence of journalists.
President Biden called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator during a fundraiser in California on June 20, a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited China.
“That’s a great embarrassment for dictators. When they didn’t know what happened. That wasn’t supposed to be going where it was. It was blown off course,” the presiden…
US president says Chinese leader was angry over being unaware of alleged spy balloon the Americans shot down in February, just as a tyrant would be; Beijing says 'extremely absurd'
China hit back on Wednesday after President Joe Biden referred to President Xi Jinping as a "dictator," saying the remarks were absurd and a provocation in an unexpected row following efforts by both sides to lower tensions.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning called President Biden's comments toward Chinese President Xi Jinping "extremely absurd and irresponsible."
The State Department clapped back at remarks issued by China's Foreign Ministry after it took issue with President Biden calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a 'dictator.'
By Sam Fossum, Jasmine Wright and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN San Francisco, CA (CNN) — President Joe Biden compared Chinese President Xi Jinping to “dictators” during a political fundraiser in California Tuesday night, delivering the unscripted remarks roughly a day after US Secretary of State Antony Bl…
The new clash of words comes just over a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded a visit to Beijing that sought to break the ice in a relationship that has hit a historical low.
