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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] 11 points 1 year ago

This just in: calling a black person Mickey mouse is racist! Can't call a white person "Snoopy", that's racist too. Likening a Chinese person to a character from the Simpsons? Believe it or not, racist.