US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke about his reaction to President Joe Biden’s description of his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a day after their summit. It is widely traded On social networking sites.
In response to a question from a journalist to Biden if he still describes President Xi as a “dictator,” the American president answered in the affirmative.
Biden said, “He is really a ‘dictator’. I consider him to be a dictator in the sense that he is a man who runs a country that is a communist country that relies on a completely different system of government than ours.”
Blinken, known for his reserve and restraint, appeared in a clip video He frowned slightly at Biden’s response to the question during the press conference that followed his summit with his Chinese counterpart near San Francisco on Wednesday.
In response to a question about his reaction, Blinken, who served as an advisor to Biden for decades, said, “The president always speaks frankly and speaks on behalf of all of us.”
He added in an interview with CBS News, “It is clear that we will continue to say things and we will continue to do things that China does not like, just as I assume they will continue to do and say things that we do not like.”
Blinken visited China in June as part of a series of meetings aimed at calming tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
Biden’s comments angered China, and when asked about them, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said, “This kind of talk is very wrong and is irresponsible political manipulation. China strongly opposes it.”
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2023-11-17 10:34:04
