“When President Joe Biden referred to his Chinese counterpart as a dictator late Tuesday in California, the response from Beijing was swift and angry,” CNN reports.
Said a foreign ministry spokesperson: “The remarks seriously contradict basic facts, seriously violate diplomatic etiquette, and seriously infringe on China’s political dignity.”
“Whether the new acrimony further derails a ‘thaw’ in US-China ties, something that Biden has openly hoped for, remained an open question.”
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