I'm sure Xi is beyond having his feelings hurt by Biden, but just look at Bilken's reaction lmao.
Inviting a head of state to your country to publicly insult them is unacceptable anywhere, so this is only going to further tarnish the shitty reputation of American diplomacy.
The way he says this makes me think there's probably a whole school of thought in the establishment ghoul circles that revolves around wording things in specific ways that translators will soften or "interpret" in a way that makes them sound not as bad in alternate languages.
Doesnt xi speak English?
does it matter
I mean the ghoul translator softening is much funnier if the people in question already know whats being said
I think so, he stayed in the states in the 80s. Its why he has a connection to Iowa.
Chinese liberals and western "china watchers" usually seethe very hard at the fact that he doesn't speak English, so probably not?
There's no way he doesn't speak at least some English, he has lived in the US
it was like a 1 week trip in the 90s.