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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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[–] Krause@lemmygrad.ml -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not racist at all. It’s against one person.

So depicting Obama as a monkey in a political cartoon wouldn't be racist?

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That would be racist, because of the whole monkey-black-people existing racial insult. In the same way, it is not racist to depict Xi as Winnie the Pooh since there is no "President Xis look like cartoon bears" racial insult.

[–] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Ever heard of the Yellow Peril?