Biden Calls China’s Xi a ‘Dictator,’ Beijing Hits Back

President Joe Biden called communist China’s leader Xi Jinping a “dictator” at a fundraiser in California. Beijing described the use of the word as “extremely absurd and irresponsible.” The war of words comes just days after Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Xi in Beijing, where he called for “mutual respect.” Will U.S.-China ties take another turn for the worse? Is Biden speaking too freely when the cameras are off?

Topics in this episode:

1. Biden Calls China’s Xi a ‘Dictator’, Beijing Hits Back
2. Pentagon Responds: China’s Alleged Plan for Cuban Base
3. Musk Meets Modi, Hints ‘Significant’ India Investment
4. Former NYPD Officer Convicted of Stalking for CCP
5. Germany, China Hold High-Level Meeting
6. Italy Blocks Chinese Control of Tire Giant Pirelli
7. Worker Strikes at Seven-Year High in China: Statistics
8. Biden’s Dictator Comment on Xi Is “True:” Newsham; but “Reflects Muddled Thinking” of the President