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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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[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've no need to read between the lines, a dude named mao just told me the ruling government should be worried about cultural sparks for violent political change, and doesn't see the irony