Asked about Biden’s remarks, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said: “This kind of speech is extremely wrong and is irresponsible political manipulation. China firmly opposes it.”“I need to point out that there are always some people with ulterior motives attempting to sow discord and wreck China-US relations, and this too will not succeed,” she added. But speaking after his meeting with Xi on Wednesday, Biden told journalists he still considers the Chinese president a “dictator”. He had sparked fury from Beijing by making the comparison earlier this year. “Well look he is, I mean he’s a dictator in the sense that he’s a guy who’s running a country, a Communist country, that’s based on a form of government totally different than ours,” Biden said.

Source: Punch November 16, 2023 16:17 UTC