Biden called the Chinese president a “dictator” after meeting with the leader in San Francisco for the first time since 2017
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247 US President Joe Biden made a surprise appearance for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping after calling the Chinese leader a “dictator”.
During the plenary session of the AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, Biden, after waiting for the broadcast to end, suddenly stood up, walked towards his Chinese counterpart and came behind him to shake his hand .
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According to the Sputnik Brasil news agency, this was Biden’s way of apologizing for his comments.
On Thursday (15), Biden responded to a journalist’s question about whether Chinese leader Xi Jinping is a dictator: “He is.” The statement was made after the first meeting between Biden and Xi since 2017.
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Biden and Xi had earlier held an expandedformat bilateral meeting at the historic Filoli estate in Northern California on the sidelines of the APEC leaders’ summit, attended by senior officials and advisers from both sides.
🤔 Joe Biden seems surprised to speak to Xi Jinping after calling him a “dictator.”
During the APEC plenary session, the US leader suddenly stood up after waiting for the broadcast to end, walked towards his Chinese counterpart and came behind him to shake his hand. pic.twitter.com/6i0pKhDxkJ
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— Sputnik Brazil (@sputnik_brasil) November 18, 2023
The APEC Summit in San Francisco ended on November 17 and the final document was approved by all forum participants at the head of delegation level. The United States refrained from making political statements in the statement due to strong pressure from delegations from Muslim countries, a source from one of the delegations told Sputnik.
According to the final declaration, the heads of delegations of the APEC summit reaffirmed the importance of the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization as a central pillar. They also reiterated their commitment to keeping their markets open.
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