Baerbock gave an interview to Fox News. In it she spoke of China’s head of state as a “dictator”. A spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry called this a violation of “China’s political dignity.”
China has rejected Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s description of state and party leader Xi Jinping as a dictator as a political provocation.
“The German side’s statements are extremely absurd, seriously insult China’s political dignity and are an open political provocation,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said in Beijing. China contradicts what the German side said and has contacted Germany about it through diplomatic channels.
Baerbock gave an interview to the US television channel Fox News on September 14th during her trip to the United States. In it she also commented on the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin: “If Putin were to win this war, what a sign that would be for other dictators in the world, like Xi, like the Chinese president ?” The Green politician added: “That’s why Ukraine must win this war. Freedom and democracy must win.”
US President Joe Biden has also described Xi Jinping as a “dictator” in the past, most recently in June. The communist leadership in Beijing also reacted indignantly and called it a provocation.
Source: Stern
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