Biden Calls Beijing ‘Xenophobic,’ Says the Regime Is ‘Cheating’ America on Trade by Eva Fu – US Politics News

President Joe Biden has called Beijing “xenophobic” as he contrasted the country’s faltering economy with that of America.
“When I meet other world leaders, I say, ‘Would you trade places with China? Would you trade places with their problems?’ They’ve got a population that is more people in retirement than working,” he told reporters on April 17 while visiting United Steelworkers headquarters in Pennsylvania.
“They’re xenophobic—nobody else coming in. They’ve got real problems.”
The remarks, among the harshest criticisms of the communist country yet from the administration, came as China continues to grapple with an ongoing property crisis, weak domestic demand, and mounting local government debt. China’s economic challenges at home contribute to an influx of low-priced Chinese goods to international markets, an issue that is increasingly raising eyebrows in the West….