New Zealand PM disagrees with Biden, says Xi Jinping not a ‘dictator’
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, ahead of his official trip to China at end of this month, said today he did not agree with US President Joe Biden’s remark that Chinese leader Xi Jinping was a dictator. — Reuters pic
Thursday, 22 Jun 2023 12:28 PM MYT
SYDNEY, June 22 — New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, ahead of his official trip to China at end of this month, said today he did not agree with US President Joe Biden’s remark that Chinese leader Xi Jinping was a dictator.
“No, and the form of government that China has is a matter for the Chinese people,” Hipkins told reporters.
Asked by a reporter whether the Chinese people had a say in the form of government, Hipkins said: “if they wanted to change their system of government, then that would be a matter for them.”
Hipkins is scheduled to visit China from June 25 to 30, leading a trade delegation that includes some of New Zealand’s biggest companies. He will meet Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang, and the chairman of the standing committee of the National People’s Congress, Zhao Leji.
China hit back on Wednesday after Biden referred to President Xi Jinping as a “dictator”, saying the remarks were absurd and a provocation, an unexpected flare-up following attempts by both sides to reduce friction. — Reuters
Thursday, 22 Jun 2023 12:28 PM MYT
SYDNEY, June 22 — New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, ahead of his official trip to China at end of this month, said today he did not agree with US President Joe Biden’s remark that Chinese leader Xi Jinping was a dictator.
“No, and the form of government that China has is a matter for the Chinese people,” Hipkins told reporters.
Asked by a reporter whether the Chinese people had a say in the form of government, Hipkins said: “if they wanted to change their system of government, then that would be a matter for them.”
Hipkins is scheduled to visit China from June 25 to 30, leading a trade delegation that includes some of New Zealand’s biggest companies. He will meet Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang, and the chairman of the standing committee of the National People’s Congress, Zhao Leji.
China hit back on Wednesday after Biden referred to President Xi Jinping as a “dictator”, saying the remarks were absurd and a provocation, an unexpected flare-up following attempts by both sides to reduce friction. — Reuters
A Dictatorship is a government where policies are prescribed by a dictator, who does not have to answer to the public.
ReplyDeleteCall a spade a spade.
Mussolini was a dictator.
Xi Jinping is a dictator.
I foresee another 5 years, NZ will be well and truly a kow-towing CCP Client State, similar status to Cambodia and Myanmar.
So u follow the superficial definition given by the demoNcratic West.
DeleteWhat happen to the proxy one operated by yr idol?
A dictator... Is a Dictator.
ReplyDeleteThe NZ PM stating "the form of government that China has is a matter for the Chinese people" is an irrelevant statement , because nothing of that sort has been questioned.
Nevertheless, A dictator... Is a Dictator.
Wakakakaka…
DeleteSo too r most of the demoNcratic West that u so admired!
Mfer, who is a better bet for the citizenry of a nation?
ReplyDeleteA benevolent 'dictator' vis-a-vis a narcissistic 'democrat' as defined superficially by our anmokausai understanding.