Taiwan, democracy, development are China's 'red lines', Xi tells Biden (www.reuters.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 18 Nov 13:05
https://lemmy.world/post/22163476

Summary

China’s President Xi Jinping warned US President Joe Biden that Taiwan, democracy, human rights, and development are red lines for China and should not be challenged. Xi also warned against US involvement in South China Sea disputes and provocations in the region.

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Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world on 18 Nov 13:18 next collapse

Oh man, imagine if we’d treated our democracies like a red line and told Xi years and years ago to avoid all that influencing.

Edit: Some downvotes had me pondering some more digs at our hubris about our systems, but instead would add that my dig at Chinese interference isn’t a defence of American interferences.

All three countries sticking their dicks in the world can get fucked.

Etterra@lemmy.world on 18 Nov 14:07 next collapse

Who would have thought that a dictator hates democracy.

catloaf@lemm.ee on 18 Nov 14:51 collapse

Wild that Xi would just explicitly come out as opposing Taiwan, democracy, human rights, and rights to development. But I suppose the people who need to hear it, those being Chinese citizens, either won’t ever hear about it or will reject it if they do.

joyjoy@lemm.ee on 18 Nov 15:58 collapse

There’s also the third option of “They agree 100%”