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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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[–] GreatGrapeApe@reddthat.com 234 points 1 year ago (2 children)

When you change the rules so you can hold office longer than permitted in an authoritarian country that is an appropriate label for the dictator.

[–] spez@sh.itjust.works 50 points 1 year ago (5 children)

hexbear disagrees

[–] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 89 points 1 year ago

Nobody gives a single fuck though because it's hex bear

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

that bunch of larping teens?

[–] mustardman@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 year ago

The very same!

[–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago

Then it must be true

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago

hexbears are trolls, they would disagree even if it killed their mother.

[–] Laitinlok@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

Yep and other rules