China accuses Biden of “open political provocation” for equating President Xi Jinping to “dictators”

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Beijing — China's foreign ministry on Wednesday slammed comments by President Biden equating Chinese leader Xi Jinping with "dictators" as an "open political provocation." Speaking at a Tuesday fundraiser in California, Mr. Biden said Xi had been angered over an incident in February when a Chinese balloon — which Washington says was used for spying — flew over the United States before being shot down by American military jets. President Joe Biden walks from Marine One at the Crissy Field Landing Zone in San Francisco, June 20, 2023, as he returns from a campaign reception in Kentfield, California. AP/Susan Walsh...