(PLO) – The Chinese side called Biden’s statement that Xi was facing “big problems” as “extremely irresponsible” statement.
On February 9, the Chinese side condemned the comments of US President Joe Biden, which said that President Xi Jinping faced “huge problems”. According to Beijing, those comments were “extremely irresponsible”. AFP news.
The latest war of words between Washington and Beijing comes following the US shot down a Chinese hot air balloon that flew over the US mainland last week.
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning. Photo: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN CITY OF CHINA |
Specifically, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said at a regular press conference on February 9 that Beijing was “very dissatisfied” with the statements of the US president.
“This kind of US rhetoric is extremely irresponsible and goes once morest basic diplomatic etiquette,” Mao said, adding that Beijing “resolutely opposes this”.
Beijing also reaffirmed that the Chinese hot air balloon shot down by the US last week was for civilian use only.
“The US despises China’s repeated explanations and communication efforts. Overreaction and abuse of force are irresponsible actions,” Mao said.
Before that, give an interview to the channel PBS NewsHour On February 9, Mr. Biden defended his decision to shoot down a Chinese hot air balloon and emphasized that Washington does not seek conflict with Beijing.
He also said that Mr. Xi has “huge problems”, including “the economy is not doing well”.
On the same day, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense announced that it had rejected an offer to speak by phone from the US Secretary of Defense because of Washington’s “irresponsible” decision to shoot down the hot air balloon.
“This irresponsible approach and grave mistake of the US has not created the right atmosphere for dialogue and exchange between the militaries of the two countries,” the ministry said.
After briefly warming following a meeting between the leaders of the top 20 economies (G20) in November 2022, US-China relations escalated following Foreign Minister Antony Blinken canceled a visit to Beijing this week. in relation to the hot air balloon incident.
During a visit to Washington this week, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the China balloon incident showed the alliance’s nations need to defend themselves.
“We have also seen an increase in Chinese intelligence activities in Europe. Beijing uses satellites, uses internet and, as we’ve seen in the US, balloons,” Stoltenberg said.
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