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Biden refers to Chinese President Xi as a dictator during speech at fundraiser

Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands with US President Joe Biden before their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting in Bali, Indonesia on Nov 22, 2022. [AP Photo]

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator, adding that Xi was very embarrassed when a Chinese balloon was blown off course over the U.S. recently earlier this year.

Biden made the remarks at a fundraiser in California a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Xi on a trip to China that was aimed at easing tensions between the two countries.

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