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Another country has called Xi a 'dictator' and China is not happy with that description (edition.cnn.com)

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China has lashed out at Germany after its foreign minister called Xi Jinping a “dictator” and summoned Berlin’s ambassador for a dressing down, in the latest flaring of tensions with a western democratic power over how the Chinese leader is described overseas.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not saying the meme is racist

-- You

The Winnie the Pooh meme about Xi is just racism

-- Also you

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

True, but you can also see that I clarified my statement in better detail after initially wording it poorly. You got me, I guess I'll go rethink my entire worldview now.