Biden defends comment referring to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a 'dictator'

by ELLEN KNICKMEYER, SYLVIE CORBET, JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press

Thu, June 22nd 2023, 10:47 PM UTC

FILE - U.S. President Joe Biden, right, stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting on Nov. 14, 2022, in Bali, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, June 19, 2023. (Leah Millis/Pool Photo via AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2015, file photo, a military honor guard await the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state arrival ceremony at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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FILE - U.S. President Joe Biden, right, stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting on Nov. 14, 2022, in Bali, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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