An interesting development occurred at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore.
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson called the Chinese government a “coercive autocracy.”
This led to Michael Bloomberg, who is now serving as an adviser to Biden’s Defense Department, apologizing to China for his comments.
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Bloomberg has always been kind to China, but as a government official, well, he cannot exactly stroke them in public the way he had done before.
The comments, which were very much on target, were not his to apologize for, especially because they came from someone from another country, not to mention the fact he was dead right.
Even so, Bloomberg stated, “Some may have been insulted or offended last night by parts of the speaker’s remarks referencing certain countries and their duly elected leaders.
“To those of you who were upset and concerned by what the speaker said, you have my apologies.”
Bloomberg gushed over Chinese vice president Wang Qishan as a “troubleshooter,” “problem solver,” and “longtime friend.”
He has also defended President Xi as NOT being a dictator.
During a 2019 interview with Margaret Hoover on “Firing Line,” he stated, “The Communist Party wants to stay in power in China and they listen to the public.
“When the public says, ‘I can’t breathe the air,’ Xi Jinping is not a dictator.
“He has to satisfy his constituents, or he’s not going to survive.”
This he says of a man who changed the country’s constitution so he could remain in power.
Source: Free Beacon
