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Another country has called Xi a 'dictator' and China is not happy with that description (edition.cnn.com)

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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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[-] GreatGrapeApe@reddthat.com 12 points 2 years ago

No that would be racist.

[-] Laitinlok@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 2 years ago

The Internet has used it to indirectly refer to him

[-] GreatGrapeApe@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago

I did for a bit too until someone here pointed out the underlying issue. Winnie is yellow in all the images of him Disney made or not. And "yellow" people in Western racism are Asians particularly Chinese people.

It would be really fucked up for Germany to call Xi any variation of that name IMO.