Xi Hits Back at Critics Who Call China’s Opening Up ‘a Joke’
- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called China’s claims ‘a joke’
- Xi says world needs a bigger cake, not fight amongst nations
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Chinese President Xi Jinping hit back at critics, saying in a speech on Thursday that those who think the nation’s opening up is "a joke" haven’t seen the confidence that Chinese people have in reform efforts.
Xi’s comments follow U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s remark earlier this week that “Chinese leaders over these past few weeks have been claiming openness and globalization, but it’s a joke.” Pompeo also called Xi’s government, the "most predatory economic government that operates against the rest of the world today."