Biden Says Dictator Remark About Xi Hasn’t Undermined Ties
- US president made off-the-cuff remark to Democratic donors
- China criticized Biden’s comments, calling them provocative
President Biden speaks during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House on June 22.
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President Joe Biden said his remarks referring to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator haven’t undermined efforts to shore up strained relations between the world’s two largest economies.
“I expect to be meeting with President Xi sometime in the future, the near term and I don’t think it’s had any real consequence,” Biden said in a joint press conference on Thursday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House.