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US President Joe Biden has called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator.
Biden's remarks come a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Xi for talks in Beijing aimed at easing tensions between the two superpowers.
Xi said some progress had been made in Beijing, while Blinken indicated both sides were open to more talks.
China has not yet responded to Mr. Biden's comments.
"The reason Xi Jinping was so upset when I shot that balloon with two cars full of spy equipment in it was because he didn't know it was there," Biden said at a fundraiser in California on Tuesday.
"This is a great embarrassment for dictators. When they didn't know what happened. This should not have gone where it was. He was disappointed," Biden added.
A suspected Chinese spy balloon flew over US airspace in February. That incident and the exchange of visits by American and Taiwanese officials have recently heightened US-China tensions.
In March, Xi secured an unprecedented third term as president, making him China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.
Biden also said China "has real economic difficulties."
China's economy stalled in May as it missed forecasts for industrial production and retail sales growth, adding to expectations that Beijing will need to do more to shore up a shaky post-pandemic recovery.
The World Bank earlier this month forecast US growth for 2023 at 1.1%, more than double the 0.5% forecast in January, while China's growth is expected to rise to 5.6%, compared to a forecast of 4.3% in January. .
Blinken and Xi agreed at their meeting on Monday to stabilize the intense rivalry between Washington and Beijing so it does not spill over into conflict, but failed to produce any progress during a rare visit to China by the secretary of state.
Ata ranë dakord të vazhdojnë angazhimin diplomatik me më shumë vizita nga zyrtarët amerikanë në javët dhe muajt e ardhshëm. Biden tha më vonë të martën se i dërguari i SHBA për klimën John Kerry mund të shkojë së shpejti në Kinë.
Biden tha të hënën se ai mendonte se marrëdhëniet midis dy vendeve ishin në rrugën e duhur dhe ai tregoi se ishte bërë përparim gjatë udhëtimit të Blinken.
Biden tha më tej se Xi ishte i shqetësuar nga i ashtuquajturi grupi i sigurisë strategjike Quad, i cili përfshin Japoninë, Australinë, Indinë dhe SHBA-në. Presidenti amerikan tha se ai më parë i tha Xi-t se SHBA nuk po përpiqej të rrethonte Kinën me Quad.
“Ai më thirri dhe më tha të mos e bëja këtë sepse po e vinte në një pengesë”, tha Biden.
Later this week, Biden will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and China is expected to be a topic of discussion between the two leaders.
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