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.

  • Ooops@kbin.social
    7017·
    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.

    Yeah, I see how that Chinese definition works.

    • g7sEnglish
      2613·
      1 year ago

      Removed by mod

    • Krause [he/him]@lemmygrad.ml
      1323·
      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
        82·
        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.