On President Biden calling Chinese President Xi Jinping "a dictator," shortly after @SecBlinken's trip to Beijing to alleviate tensions, Blinken tells @margbrennan: "The president always speaks candidly, he speaks directly, he speaks clearly, and he speaks for all of us." pic.twitter.com/5KKZW8xiuC
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VOA: US Officials Agree: China’s Xi Is a Dictator
Washington — A few days ago, U.S. President Joe Biden described Chinese President Xi Jinping as a dictator and Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he agreed with the assessment.
Blinken, who recently met with Xi and other Chinese leaders in Beijing to discuss the country’s contentious relations with the United States, told CBS’s “Face the Nation” show, “The president always speaks candidly; he speaks directly.
He speaks clearly, and he speaks for all of us.” Biden called Xi a dictator at a political fundraiser last week and China was quick to respond, saying the comment was “a blatant political provocation.”
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WNU Editor: Beijing is more focused on this .... China-US military tensions remain after Blinken visit, as warship, warplane activities continue in Taiwan Straits, S.China Sea (Global Times).
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Xi: Yeah, I hate term-limits
ReplyDeleteBiden is a mess, Pelosi is a mess. Democrats are a mess.
ReplyDeletePaul Pelosi bought more than $1 million in Nvidia just before massive subsidies were voted on.
That's just great. Let's double down on stupidity of a Dementia patient.
ReplyDeleteMake the situation in Asia worse by harding bad relations. Therefore guarantee more years of interstate friction and possibly war.
This administration is a mess.