At a joint press conference with the Indian prime minister at the White House, the president said he would not change his words about calling the Chinese leader a dictator on Tuesday.
He stated that he did not believe that his words would harm efforts to restore relations between the two countries.
As we wrote, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hepkins said before his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping that he disagreed with US President Joe Biden.
The president described Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing, which ended earlier this week.
On Thursday, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke in Paris about how, despite the president’s comments, they both consider it extremely important to maintain dialogue between the US and China and dispel misunderstandings and cooperation wherever possible.
On Thursday, China formally protested through its ambassador to the United States to the White House and the US State Department against Joe Biden’s remarks.
As mentioned, during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington, the two parties announced several US-India agreements.
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