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China slams US President Joe Biden’s Xi ‘dictator’ comments

China slams US President Joe Biden’s Xi ‘dictator’ comments

China lashed again Wednesday over U.S. President Joe Biden referring to President Xi Jinping as a “dictator” at a donor convention.

Beijing mentioned the remarks have been absurd and a provocation, in an surprising spat instantly following efforts by each side to decrease tensions.

Biden’s feedback got here only a day after prime U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Beijing to stabilize bilateral relations that China says are at their lowest level since formal ties have been established.

Attending a fundraiser in California, Biden mentioned Xi was very embarrassed when a suspected Chinese spy balloon was blown off beam over U.S. airspace early this yr, making a private touch upon the Chinese chief when Blinken mentioned Monday the “chapter” needs to be closed.

“The reason why Xi Jinping got very upset in terms of when I shot that balloon down with two box cars full of spy equipment in it was he didn’t know it was there,” Biden mentioned.

“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,” Biden added.

Xi grew to become China’s strongest chief since Mao Zedong after securing a precedent-breaking third time period as president in March and head of the Communist Party in October.

Biden additionally mentioned China “has real economic difficulties.”

A Chinese international ministry spokesperson mentioned Biden’s remarks have been “extremely absurd” and “irresponsible.”

Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning expressed China’s robust dissatisfaction and mentioned Biden’s feedback critically violated info, diplomatic protocol and China’s political dignity.

“They’re an open political provocation,” she advised a news convention.

It was unclear why Biden mentioned Xi was unaware of the whereabouts of the balloon and when requested whether or not Xi knew its location, Mao reiterated China’s earlier rationalization that the passage of the balloon by means of U.S. airspace had been unintended and attributable to circumstances past its management.

No breakthroughs

Biden’s feedback got here after Blinken and Xi agreed of their assembly Monday to stabilize the extreme rivalry between Washington and Beijing so it didn’t veer into battle.

While no breakthroughs have been made in the course of the first go to to China by a U.S. secretary of state for 5 years, each side did conform to proceed diplomatic engagement with extra visits by U.S. officers within the coming weeks and months.

Biden mentioned later Tuesday that U.S. local weather envoy John Kerry might go to China quickly.

A day earlier, on Monday, Biden mentioned he thought relations between the 2 international locations have been on the appropriate path and he indicated that progress was made throughout Blinken’s journey.

Biden mentioned Tuesday that Xi had been involved by the so-called Quad strategic safety group, which incorporates Japan, Australia, India and the United States.

The U.S. president mentioned he had beforehand assured Xi that the United States was not making an attempt to encircle China with the Quad.

“He called me and told me not to do that because it was putting him in a bind,” Biden mentioned.

Later this week, Biden will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and China is anticipated to be a subject of debate between the 2 leaders.

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