Another country has called Xi a 'dictator' and China is not happy with that description | CNN
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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.

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.

  • Krause [he/him]@lemmygrad.ml
    1422·
    1 year ago

    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.

    wow, just like zelensky!

    history sure is wacky sometimes…

    • Honytawk@lemmy.zip
      72·
      1 year ago

      What extra powers did Zelensky give himself then that his predecessor did not have?

      • Pili@lemmygrad.ml
        13·
        1 year ago

        The power of staying in nice hotels around the world, racking a lot of cash while sending the poor people of his country to the meat grinder.