US President Joe Biden doubled down on his previous comments and called Chinese President Xi Jinping a “dictator” just hours after the two leaders met for an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, which he described it as “one of the most productive negotiations.” » he never had.
Question asked by MJ Lee, from CNNif the president still described Xi Jinping as a dictator, as he has in the past, Biden would have said, “Well, look, he is. »
“He’s a dictator in the sense that he’s a man who runs a communist country,” Biden said, adding that China’s government “is totally different than ours.”
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Biden previously compared Xi Jinping to dictators at a June political fundraiser in California, while discussing the Chinese leader’s reaction when U.S. warplanes shot down a Chinese balloon in February.
In a meeting, Biden and Xi Jinping agreed that China would prevent the export of items linked to the production of the opioid fentanyl, a leading cause of drug overdoses in the United States. “This will save lives,” Biden said, adding that he appreciated Xi’s “engagement” on the issue.
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