China says Biden comments likening leader Xi to a dictator 'extremely absurd and irresponsible'
China on Wednesday called comments by President Joe Biden referring to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator 바카라 게임 웹사이트extremely absurd and irresponsible.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The new clash of words comes just over a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded a visit to Beijing that sought to break the ice in a relationship that has hit a historic low.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트s comments at a fundraiser in California 바카라 게임 웹사이트go totally against facts and seriously violate diplomatic protocol, and severely infringe on China바카라 게임 웹사이트s political dignity.바카라 게임 웹사이트
바카라 게임 웹사이트It is a blatant political provocation. China expresses strong dissatisfaction and opposition,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Mao said at a daily briefing.
바카라 게임 웹사이트The U.S. remarks are extremely absurd and irresponsible,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Mao said.
Blinken's visit, during which he met with Xi, was aimed at easing tensions between the two superpowers but appeared not to have achieved any solid results.
Biden, at the fundraiser on Tuesday night local time, said that Xi was embarrassed over the recent tensions surrounding a suspected Chinese spy balloon that had been shot down by the Air Force over the East Coast.
바카라 게임 웹사이트That바카라 게임 웹사이트s a great embarrassment for dictators. When they didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t know what happened,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Biden said.
Mao reiterated China's contention that the balloon was intended for meteorological research and had been blown off course accidentally.
바카라 게임 웹사이트The U.S. should have handled it in a calm and professional manner,바카라 게임 웹사이트 she said. "However, the U.S. distorted facts and used forces to hype up the incident, fully revealing its nature of bullying and hegemony.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Blinken's visit had been initially scheduled for February but was put on hold after the balloon incident. While it marked a return to high-level contacts between the sides, China continues to refuse talks between their militaries.
In recent days, the U.S. says Chinese warplanes and naval ships have maneuvered in threatening ways to their U.S. counterparts in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, despite agreements between them on protocols for avoiding such incidents.
During Blinken's visit, China reiterated its strong objections to U.S. support for the self-governing island democracy of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory. The U.S. has also sought to block Beijing's access to cutting-edge computer chip manufacturing technology that could be used for military purposes and accused China of stealing American intellectual property.
After meeting with Xi on Monday, Blinken acknowledged entrenched differences. 바카라 게임 웹사이트We have no illusions about the challenges of managing this relationship. There are many issues on which we profoundly, even vehemently, disagree,바카라 게임 웹사이트 he said.
