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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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[–] krische@lemmy.world 103 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We know a thing or two, because we've seen a thing or two

Germany, probably

[–] Ooops@kbin.social 59 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hitler obviously wasn't a dictator as he was democratically elected by a majority (after competing parties were banned) and then -just out of situational necessity of course- got a lot of extra powers to ignore laws and constitution.

Yeah, I see how that Chinese definition works.

[–] g7s@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shhhhh, don't let lemmygrad users read this

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

Hexbear would be seething... if they could read.