Beijing summons German ambassador after foreign minister calls Xi Jinping a ‘dictator’

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Beijing has summoned the German ambassador to China after foreign minister Annalena Baerbock called president Xi Jinping a “dictator”, Berlin has said, in the latest flare-up of tensions between the countries. While they are major trade partners, Berlin-Beijing ties have been fraying as some in the German government take a harder line over issues ranging from human rights to Taiwan. Baerbock, who has pushed for a more hawkish line, made the remarks in a Fox News interview on Thursday during a visit to the US. While talking about the Ukraine war, she said: “If Putin were to win this war,...