[UPDATE-Jun 22] Biden Rants Against Chinese President Xi, Calls Him a ‘Dictator’

Joe Biden has called Chinese President Xi Jinping a “dictator,” a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Xi on a trip to the country that was aimed at easing tensions between the two powers.

Speaking at an event in California on Tuesday, Biden also claimed Xi was very embarrassed when a Chinese balloon was blown off course over the United States earlier this year, according to Reuters.

[UPDATE-Jun 22] Biden does not expect ‘dictator’ swipe at China’s Xi to prevent normalization of relations