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General Category => World News => Topic started by: mountaineer on September 21, 2023, 01:17:05 pm
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White House told U.S. ambassador to Japan to stop taunting China on social media
Rahm Emanuel has mocked Chinese President Xi Jinping, speculating about the recent disappearance of a top official.
Sept. 20, 2023, 12:58 PM EDT
By Carol E. Lee, Courtney Kube and Peter Nicholas
NBC News (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/rahm-emanuel-mock-china-ambassador-rcna105982)
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s aides have asked that Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, stop posting messages on social media taunting Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to three administration officials.
Officials at the National Security Council told Emanuel's staff in recent days that his comments risk undermining the administration’s efforts to mend deeply strained relations with China, including with a possible meeting this fall between Biden and Xi, according to the officials.
Over the past two weeks Emanuel, who served as White House chief of staff to former President Barack Obama, has criticized Xi directly and sarcastically speculated about the Chinese leader’s treatment of his top aides, using the hashtag “#MysteryInBeijingBuilding.” ...