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.
Xi: I really resemble that remark!
Very noticeable that they didn’t specify how he wasn’t a dictator, nor what other label would be more appropriate.
I use a client that can block instances, so I have all of Hexbear blocked. It radically improves the Lemmy experience.
I am using Eternity or Voyager, I will be so happy when instance blocking comes to those.
Never hear a dissenting opinion. I’ll take, what is an echo chamber for $200.
Thankfully, OP is from an instance that has not federated with Hexbear. Hexbear users won’t be able to see this post.
But they have posted to .ml which is federated with hexbear. So the poster’s instance needs to be federated no the instance of the community where the post is?
Because he was democratically elected in a transparent election. Unlike the current American demented imbecile.
What are you talking about? He doesn’t hold elected office. Here’s the last time he was re-appointed to his appointed position.
Even your link to the fucking guardian says he was elected fair and square. Unlike Jim Crow Joe.
It’d be funny if he called him “Winnie the pooh” when he meets him to explain himself :)
I did for a bit too until someone here pointed out the underlying issue. Winnie is yellow in all the images of him Disney made or not. And “yellow” people in Western racism are Asians particularly Chinese people.
It would be really fucked up for Germany to call Xi any variation of that name IMO.
Why is that? Is it because you think it’s funny that Winnie the Pooh is yellow and Xi is Chinese? Racism is so funny!!!
The german minister of foreign affairs is the women depicted in the post.
I think they were talking about the ambassador (who may also be a woman, idk) not the foreign minister.
Well that just goes to prove her point. Well done, Xi.
I don’t think any country would like their head of state be called a dictator.
Germany is right
