China has criticized US President Joe Biden's description of Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a "dictator." The comments were made by Biden at a fundraising event in California, just days after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded a diplomatic mission aimed at reducing tensions between the two countries. China's foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning called the remarks "extremely absurd and irresponsible" and said they "seriously violate diplomatic protocol." Blinken's trip to Beijing resulted in no major breakthroughs, but both sides agreed to further diplomatic engagement.

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