This is CBS Eye on the World.

Here's John Batchler.

Financial Times, people's Republic of China has responded

with outrage after US President Joe Biden called his

counterpart Xi Jinping a dictator in quotes in a row that

threatens the nascent attempt to stabilize the deteriorating

relationship between the powers.

That's London reporting.

I welcome Gordon Chang at Gordon G. Chang, my colleague

and co-host Gordon.

Did the word dictator make you smile?

And did the Xi's reaction make you smile?

Good evening to you.

Good evening, John.

Xi Jinping is a dictator, though, of course, the Communist

Party doesn't like people talking about that.

So it just showed how fragile the regime really is.

And I think it's an indication that Xi Jinping, who thinks

he's the boss of the world, has a very, very difficult

personality because he doesn't want people to actually

use the term that is correct.

We welcome Jonathan Ward, our colleague, the author of the new,

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