Chinese Foreign Ministry protests Biden’s words about “dictator Xi” – Kommersant

The statements of the US authorities are extremely irresponsible and violate diplomatic etiquette, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a briefing. So she commented on the words of US President Joe Biden, who called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator.

Ms. Mao stressed that Beijing, in response, “expresses sharp dissatisfaction and strong protest.” “The statements of the American side are extremely absurd, extremely irresponsible, contradict the facts, seriously violate diplomatic etiquette, are a serious infringement on China’s political dignity and an open political provocation,” the diplomat said (quoted from “RIA News”).

Mr. Biden at a campaign fundraising meeting saidthat the Chinese President “was very upset” when the United States discovered China’s balloons in its airspace, and called the Chinese leader a dictator. He made the announcement one day after US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited China on a visit. During the trip, Mr. Blinken Meets with Xi Jinping.

Details – in the material “Kommersant” “Anthony Blinken has moved up in the party hierarchy”.

Laura Keffer