c/news · by SeeStars@kbin.social · 3y

US-China tensions: Biden calls Xi a dictator a day after Beijing talks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65969802

The US leader makes the remark just after talks aimed at easing tensions between the countries.

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8 Comments

Cylusthevirus@kbin.social · 8 pts · 3y

"Biden states obvious truth, international community pretends to be shocked."

printerjammed@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y

Trump would've shook his hand and called him a great guy. he loves dictators

pasci_lei@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y

based

style99@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y

"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," Mr Biden said at the event on Tuesday.

Make that an oblivious dictator.

Godofthemachine@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y

It’s true. Xi is a dictator. More at 11. But let’s be honest, when has the US ever had a problem with dictators. Heck the US basically installed half of them during the cold war.

holo_nexus@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y

Strange way of trying to “thaw” relations…

Jaysyn@kbin.social · 0 pts · 3y

He's worse than that.