Chinese Foreign Ministry Summons US Ambassador to Beijing

The Chinese Foreign Ministry summoned US Ambassador to Beijing Nicholas Burns and strongly protested after US President Joe Biden called Xi Jinping a "dictator".According to AAA, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning, in condemning Biden's statement, stressed that "the statements of the American president are absurd and irresponsible."

Just a day after US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's landmark visit to Beijing and his meeting with top Chinese authorities, including President Xi, US President Biden called his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping a "dictator" in a bizarre statement. This is contrary to basic facts and diplomatic protocols, seriously offends China's political dignity, and amounts to a public political provocation. China expresses its strong discontent and protest,” Mao Ning said.

The day before, Biden called Xi Jinping a "dictator." So the American president commented on the story of Chinese balloons seen over the United States and shot down. According to Biden, Xi was discouraged by what happened because he did not know about this mission. “This is a great shame for dictators. When they don't know what happened. It shouldn't have happened where it did. It has gone off course,” said the President of the United States.

Recall that in early February, a balloon was spotted over the state of Montana, where the Malmstrom Air Force Base is located. Washington thought it was a Chinese reconnaissance balloon. Later, the device was over the territory of North and South Carolina. On February 4, he flew to the ocean, a safe distance from the coast, and was shot down by the US military. The Chinese authorities assured that the probe was used for meteorological purposes and accidentally flew into the United States, as it deviated from the course. After the destruction of the apparatus in Beijing, they protested and warned that they reserved the right to any reaction.