President Joe Biden called communist China’s leader Xi Jinping a “dictator” at a fundraiser in California. Beijing described the use of the word as “extremely absurd and irresponsible.” The war of words comes just days after Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Xi in Beijing, where he called for “mutual respect.” Will U.S.-China ties take another turn for the worse? Is Biden speaking too freely when the cameras are off?
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Biden’s Dictator Comment on Xi Is “True:” Newsham; but “Reflects Muddled Thinking” of the President …