China has lashed out at Germany after its foreign minister called Xi Jinping a “dictator” and summoned Berlin’s ambassador for a dressing down, in the latest flaring of tensions with a western democratic power over how the Chinese leader is described overseas.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock made the remarks in an interview with Fox News during a visit to the United States last week.
When asked about Russia’s war on Ukraine, she said: “If Putin were to win this war, what sign would that be for other dictators in the world, like Xi, like the Chinese president?”
The Chinese government on Sunday summoned Germany’s ambassador to China, Patricia Flor, to protest Baerbock’s comments, a German foreign ministry spokesperson told CNN Monday.
Man authoritarians hate being told they’re authoritarians
What sucks is some people try to pretend they’re not.
I can’t take a single person serious that claims China is Communist or North Korea is a democracy
What are you talking about? It’s the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea… democracy is right there in the name! /s
But mah facade!
“President-for-life Xi who commanded me to say this under penalty of torture is not a dictator! How dare you!”
I really shouldn’t have been drinking something carbonated when I read that.
He prefers Xinnie
Stop dictating maybe?
Becoming upset with and threatening punishment of dissenting voices is usually a sign of dictatorships. Why’d the go and support the claim if they didn’t want people to believe it?
What? DICTATOR XI is rebranding!
Exciting Pokemon music ensues
Congratulations! Your - I mean Our - DICTATOR XI has rebranded into PASSIONATE LEADER XI!
… Sad Pokemon music whimpers
WHO’S. THAT. POKÉMON?!
Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit’s Dictator!
yeah china has a long history with not facing the truth
