Biden calls Chinese President Xi a dictator
Mr Joe Biden added that Mr Xi Jinping was very embarrassed when a Chinese balloon was blown off course over the US recently.
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PUBLISHED ONJune 21, 2023 1:16 AM
KENTFIELD, California - US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (June 20) called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator, adding that Mr Xi was very embarrassed when a Chinese balloon was blown off course over the US recently.
Mr Biden made the remarks at a fundraiser in California a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Mr Xi during a trip to China.
Mr Blinken’s visit was aimed at easing tensions between the two countries.
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