'Extremely absurd': China responds after Biden calls Xi Jinping a ‘dictator’
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China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning has responded after U.S. President Joe Biden referred to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a “dictator.” Biden’s comment: On Tuesday night, Biden attended a fundraiser in California, where he said Xi was embarrassed when a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down by the Air Force over the East Coast early this year. “The reason why Xi Jinping got very upset in terms of when I shot that balloon down with two box cars full of spy equipment in it was he didn't know it was there,” Biden said.
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning has responded after U.S. President Joe Biden referred to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a “dictator.”
“The reason why Xi Jinping got very upset in terms of when I shot that balloon down with two box cars full of spy equipment in it was he didn't know it was there,” Biden said.
“That's a great embarrassment for dictators, when they didn't know what happened. That wasn't supposed to be going where it was. It was blown off course,” Biden added.
Mao also reiterated China’s explanation that the passage of the balloon for meteorological research through U.S. airspace was unintended.
“The U.S. should have handled it in a calm and professional manner,” she said. “However, the U.S. distorted facts and used forces to hype up the incident, fully revealing its nature of bullying and hegemony.”
Although no breakthroughs were made during the visit, both countries agreed to continue diplomatic engagement in the coming weeks and months.
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