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China has lashed out at Germany after its foreign minister called Xi Jinping a “dictator” and summoned Berlin’s ambassador for a dressing down, in the latest flaring of tensions with a western democratic power over how the Chinese leader is described overseas.

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[–] Gabu@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well, China can go fuck itself, and take Russia and the US with it.

[–] crackajack@reddthat.com 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Plenty of people would raise their eyebrows on you for mentioning the US, but you would not exactly be wrong. China and Russia are authoritarian. However, the US is a highly flawed democracy with extremely flawed and abusive foreign policy. Putin's invasion of Ukraine has had recent precedence, with US invading Iraq out of trumped up charges. In Putin's mind, he must have thought "if the Americans did it, why can't I"? This is why I believe in a multipolar world.

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[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 year ago

Pooh is big mad

[–] gornar@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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[–] itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com 15 points 1 year ago

Aww, somebody hurt Winnie the Pooh’s feelings.

[–] Vertelleus@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Try "Emperor" they'll like that.

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[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago
[–] coyootje@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (30 children)

It'd be funny if he called him "Winnie the pooh" when he meets him to explain himself :)

[–] Akrenion@programming.dev 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The german minister of foreign affairs is the women depicted in the post.

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[–] sndmn@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

He's not just a dictator, he's also a dick.

What's he going to do? Fling his pooh?

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[–] Thann@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Xi said that he'd start executing German tourists if they didn't take it back

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[–] Laitinlok@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago

Their unhealthy coping mechanism is making it worse obviously

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