Hear from the Iowa woman who's been friends with Xi Jinping for 25 years

Sarah Lande, an Iowa resident, has been friends with Xi Jinping since his first visit to the US a quarter of a century ago. She discusses their unexpected relationship on Erin Burnett Out Front. #CNN #News

[@qingxiongma896]

This lady from Iowa is wiser than the media and politician!

[@diojan4610]

I noticed that too. The reporter did not expect that answer, she thought the woman would say bad things about the Chinese president.

[@cindyslater7431]

Absolutely. She's very wise. Wish we had others like her interview by our social media.

[@kleberson777]

i think USA have been stuck with labeling too much (left, right, woke, bigot, dictator, CCP, etc) that they forgot how to solve anything.

[@petemorbius3936]

agree

[@YTStopCensoringFreedomOfspeech]

The Chinese system of governing has checks and balances and is based off results. Xi doesn't get to his position without a proven track record. As long as the average people continue to have their lives improved, they are supportive of their government. The people have the power so it's not a dictatorship. If Xi doesn't continue to provide results for the people. He doesn't stay in power. Americans have the wrong mindset when it comes to government. Their system isn't based off data. It's based off who runs a better election campaign to the public. The truth is not prioritized, perception is prioritized. When you don't have accountability. How can you build off your foundation when nothing is solid? This is why China progressed so fast in a short period. They have been analyzing data and figuring out what works. The US can't even prosecute slander because they can't prove what's truth or what isn't. This allows lies to be normalized as a tactic to demonize opponents. It's very toxic, unproductive and unaccountable.

[@esense9602]

Mr. Blinken having a mini-heart attack with Mr. Biden's answer is a meme material.

[@preshisify]

😷☕

[@rabbits5371]

Before that I thought is Blinken's team problem but now I really putty him for working with such an idiot boss

[@preshisify]

he looked like he wasn't feeling well or had the flu, besides 2 hours sleep a day 7 days a week, I'm sure... you cant always read a script or a teleprompter, that's half the problem

[@William_Fei]

as a Chinese I can tell you it's a meme both in US and China😂😂

[@preshisify]

we are all humans firstly, ireland wants to make memes a "criminal offense" after the dublin riots, which is ridiculous besides a "social credit score" , and censorship, or be vetted, just ditch tech altogether if that's the case, why bother? and go to a library once a week instead, before tech took over a decade ago, , U. S. warships being attacked with missile doing safety patrols in middleast, and tents that hold 1,500k people each, with a heater and cots like sardines for homeless and wintertime, citizens and migrants besides frostbite, hypothermia or heatstroke in summer, and 4 seasons, every single person needs to eat drink and bathroom daily, san francisco has a poop app, really?!?!? I'm shocked, an actual app that tracks poop, like real time traffic, and our local soup kitchen went from 5k meals a year in 2009, to 60k meals in 2020, to 150k meals this year 23 ☕ we pray that the bird of peace takes flight around the world 🗺

[@Jim-nt7xy]

Blinken's reaction is priceless.

[@bradcanning875]

It was unprofessional. Shame on him.

[@thatchacre5763]

@@bradcanning875 It was just Pavlovian response, he couldn't help himself. How can you blame him for that?

[@kuleebaba9014]

It is a brilliant damage-control "move" by a top diplomat.

[@evaburnz]

@@kuleebaba9014 The Ukrainian foreign minister routinely exhibits a similar adeptness in the art of public relations.

[@esense9602]

​@@bradcanning875unprofessional? You've got it backwards.

[@dr.paulwang1421]

Sarah Lande is wise in that: 1) she focuses on a broader perspective with appreciation, and 2) she is constructive in her peacemaker role. May her tribe increase!

[@sneakysasquatch6014]

She reminds me of my great grandmother both women had wisdom

[@Boomhauersdad]

You’re a CCP agent lmao. All this woman did was twist words around and speak about Xi in a weird glorified way of controlling people. “How do you define a dictator” lmao….

[@jeromehugh9624]

The reporters need to stop trying to instigate the situation and derail things from going in good direction.

[@Ultra_T21]

They are medias, what do u expect? They are like the sharks looking for blood. Good news is far less attractive than bad news😂😂😂😂

[@bradcanning875]

You mean like EVERYTHING in America. Instigation and angertainment is supported by the 50% supporting the future dictator.

[@AmedeeBoulette]

@@Ultra_T21how about your geriatric president would not act in a hypocritical manner where on one hand, he calls the guy a dictator, and on the other, he jokes about Cadillacs?! 😂😂😂😂 hilarious!

[@eazypeazy2964]

The reporter was just asking for clarification on a factual point, that Biden called Xi a dictator before and if he still felt the same way. It was up to Biden how he answered. He could have been diplomatic about it but obviously he chose an answer not to his own Secretary of State's liking. You can also note that before this, Biden was giving up way too much info about the current Hamas-Israel situation for which he had to quickly apologize to Blinken. Biden's just not up to the task, no matter how much of a vulture you think the press is.

[@MrHous26]

That is their job.

[@perrylee1913]

The Iowa lady is more of a good leader than those in political arena. Regular people still have a good common sense. Very good.

[@tsudagenam6292]

yeah President Xi has no term limits means that its not a dictatorship. No terms for politican leaders just means their term limit is their life which is a form of term limit.

[@silentmajority8365]

Chinese sleeper cell

[@bobevans9996]

xi much loved dictator/emperor world wide - even in america biden much hated ambarrassment world wide - even in america🤣

[@explorerjlc1743]

LOL@@tsudagenam6292

[@tsudagenam6292]

ya gotta understand the chinese mindset, they love being under dictatorship and having no political rights. Thats why when i meet a chinese i say, Xi not a dictator, he has term limits ie if he chooses to, just like a king who can choose to quit being a king. China no 1@@explorerjlc1743

[@simonking3949]

Only American politicians get to define "freedom", "democracy", "dictator".

[@teckmenglee8060]

agreed as Freedom, democracy is actually totally missing in American politics and laws and Dictator also fully describe Biden and all the previous American presidents (at least the last 8 presidents).

[@hoangYT2023]

Biden in power for only 3 years so far, what the hell you smoking@@teckmenglee8060

[@RubNebur]

BUT AGAIN, XI IS A DICTATOR.

[@RubNebur]

@@teckmenglee8060 FOUND THE MAGA LOONEY 🤣🐑🤣🐑

[@NeostormXLMAX]

Democracy is when usa installs puppets that are pro west, in africa middle east etc, reminder yourself how the current iran came to be in the first place for example, after their democratically elected leader was overthrown by the uk and us, same with the koreas, and majority of the middle east and south america

[@viewsorcuisine]

U.S. journalists are masters at stirring up trouble and creating conversation to grab headlines.

[@gyadre]

Chinese journalists are only Poodle licking masters boots.

[@Ambrose-hb3bl]

The same applies to Chinese journalist. What can you tell about Chinese CCP propaganda?

[@nathanhuang5102]

@@Ambrose-hb3blNo, they wish they can. The Journalism atmosphere is different,but this doesn’t mean the western journalists are born in a good atmosphere.

[@OnlineEnglish-wl5rp]

America investment and tech transfer made China. They also defeated the Japanese for you

[@kentroglobalinvestmentllc8921]

@@nathanhuang5102I have no idea what you even were intending to say.

[@jinmingsun3026]

Kudos to her for speaking up for her friend. and telling what she really feels. it sure takes courage to do so under the present political atmosphere,

[@sneakysasquatch6014]

This is proof that Americans can get along with the ccp we just choose not to

[@jobiej7416]

That woman knows how to stay clear from distraction, focusing on what really matters.

[@0116Lori]

What really matters?

[@elpenprice679]

yea, what is that?

[@hi_lol1912]

Ee

[@hi_lol1912]

Ee

[@IRGhost0]

@@0116Lorithe issues in this country that need to be fixed are what matters: drugs, crappy education, infrastructure, etc. china has made great progress with their system of one party, meritocratic rulership, market system.. maybe that’s the way forward for the US.

[@viewsorcuisine]

Xi Jinping is a calm and poised man, and anyone who can remember an old friend from 25 years ago is a man of affection.

[@aluskysystems1129]

You said it all, not even anyone a man with such power and fame.

[@murphy6424]

Fuck communism

[@bryanx590]

So was Stalin, Stalin was calm and Putin is as well. Xi is a ruthless dictator man who will imprison or kill anyone who he wants.

[@bryanx590]

How much does the CCP pay you for this comment?@@aluskysystems1129

[@wyz9815]

Has anyone heard one single word Xi badmouthing leaders of other country, people or culture? Badmouthing is considered of very LOW character in Chinese culture! It seems to western media, lying is like breathing to them, badmouthing, belittling, demonizing, smearing countries, people and culture they don't like are the ways how they make their existence. US, a country built its dictator status of the world relying on its military power and exploitative dollar hegemony, doesn't have any concept of RESPECT to any other country, people and culture, also it demonstrates such a predatory and psychopathic nature that totally lack the ability of empathy, US ALWAYS project itself onto other. What US has accused of others, NONE it didn't do, hasn't been doing themselves!

[@lixinwang6216]

What a wise lady. Wish the reporters and the politicians could calm down and think for the country rather than their own short term benefits.

[@RubNebur]

BUT AGAIN, XI IS A DICTATOR.

[@Lucas-vd2gx]

Wise lady? Xi is a dictator that is a fact, what she did was to not answer the question.

[@canto_v12]

We could all do to learn from Ms Lande’s perspective. Let’s be real, the reason why we are so spun up about the word “dictator” is because it carries a slant and is derogatory. It implies that if we can use that word, we can tell ourselves that our sh*t smells good and theirs stinks. China’s government has reasons for all of its policies and strategies. The idea that Xi sits around randomly picking people to “oppress” is absurd. Yet that’s the sort of idea the word “dictator” implies and it’s an insult to the sheer workload and complexity of running the world’s most powerful countries. Videos covering China’s very real and profound local current events can be found all over KZbin. Various English-speaking vloggers live and create content in China. We have more opportunities than ever before to see what it’s like there, yet some of us are happy burying our heads in the sand and telling ourselves that China is still stuck in the 1970s. It’s really your own loss.

[@steellio5526]

Not embracing Communism is no one's loss.

[@evaburnz]

I prefer to focus on the political context of the word myself, and the fact of the matter is, Xi Jinping rules his country with an iron fist. It's amusing that you reference vloggers in China as a credible source of the quality of life there, as it is common knowledge that media censorship is extremely strict in China, and this is evidenced in this very video we're commenting on (3:04). I'm astonished that you're trying to put a positive spin on Xi's Authoritarian leadership style, irrespective of the enormous scale and size of China, especially if you hail from a Western democratic nation-state. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2bJpJyaiLR9g9k kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5TVoouAjstkibc

[@omarfarooq2708]

Absolutely right ✅️

[@canto_v12]

@@steellio5526 please do tell us about how Ms Lande “embraced communism”

[@tigerx22]

​@@steellio5526as if your "free" world life is so much better or fulfilled. The hypocrisy

[@andylim1800]

She is a smart woman with wisdom

[@Gurci28]

China and the United States have been embroiled in tensions around trade, technology and other practices in recent years, yet there is hope for resolution amid the rhetoric, not least in a small Iowa town. 5:34 [CNA]

[@Gurci28]

Mr Xi first travelled to Iowa in 1985 as part of an agricultural delegation from China's Hebei province. 5:55 [BBC]

[@naughtywizard]

She’s a complete joke

[@nh6870]

President Xi loved to take his entourage in an old bus to visit villages & towns around China during her early development. I saw these as a student in Beijing in 2004 & was a teacher there for 15 more years. He rarely gave advance notice as he wanted to see how local officials did their jobs & how they treated the people under them. He spent time talking to villagers and visited their homes wherever he went. If none of you have ever visited or been to China, I highly recommend that you do. The more I hear of negative comments that are untrue , the more disgusted I feel.Most of our journalists have shallow or no knowledge of either China or Asian cultures & thinking. Xi has been quite transparent with Biden during this & Bali’s APEC discussions. As to venues, they were all mutually agreed upon. Many of our politicians and journalists are really talking rubbish about optics. Their ignorance of diplomatic etiquette & true friendship are appalling. Their condescending comments are unqualified & utterly nitwitted ! I’m an American who has lived and worked in multiple cities in China over 15 years. Visited 170 cities in total. When I first arrived as a student in Beijing in 2004, it had many villages like Singapore where I had grown up. Within a decade, all these villages in BJ were gone and high rise better quality housing, infrastructure were built & greatly improved. When I was there there were 3 subway lines. When I left a decade later for southern China, there are 23 subway lines. High speed rails were & still are built all across China, better than those in Japan & Europe where I too have lived. Everything is clean and things are managed better and better. People’s lives greatly improve each passing year. Most Chinese people are hardworking, willing to make sacrifices, & try hard to work efficiently to advance their country. Under Xi, I saw the continual crackdown of corruptions. Gov officials are always held at a higher standard than ordinary people. If one is found to be corrupt or even have an inkling of any extra marital affairs, they are finished and jailed!! Poverty are greatly reduced. China is divided into Tier 1 to Tier 5 cities. By the time I left last year, China has begun developing and improving Tier 4 cities. The speed and determination of President Xi’s gov to develop & improve the entire country and his citizens lives are truly amazing. China is now a capitalist-communist country. It is not a dictatorship. We have our Congress of 541 and they have their National People Congress of 2980. The difference between our system and China is that The People and The Country comes first. In ours, the politicians and their financial supporters come first. Too much infighting and bickering, our crime rates & homelessness have gone up while in China it’s low. When a country’s citizens live better lives, they become stronger, more creative and more willing to help others. China has been moving away from being a major polluter towards a cleaner, more environmentally friendly country with each passing year. Xi’s gov has been making great strides forward whereas we and the other major developed countries have either digress or stagnate !!! Even worse, Japan is now polluting our ocean waters with harmful nuclear wastewater!! Shameful ! 2 days ago, Japan drained her 3rd batch of 7800 tons of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean again & 29 years more of 4 monthly 7800 tons discharge annually. You too will be affected. Eg Salmon lives in these oceans before going back to the river they spawn. They drink these nuclear wastewater too. You will eat them too. There are factions in Congress who wants to engage China militarily in the name of National security when it fact it’s profits they are thinking of. Do not let these people’s self centered, narcissistic, foolish ambitions mislead you. They care not if your sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, niece, nephews, love ones or friends die in the war they promote. Like Netanyahu, they will keep their own children somewhere safe but send yours out to die to promote & achieve their personal gain China has no desire for war but will not hesitate to defend herself & her interests vigorously.

[@CW-yg7qm]

Agree 100%!

[@les8518]

I agree with you too.

[@Xyniss]

Well said. Thank you for being the 0.5% of the world who would speak up for the unjust hate China and it’s leaders are receiving. I’m an American born and raised citizen too but I don’t feed into the Western media a lot because more than half the time or all the time, it is corrupt and only spewing false and misleading information on China causing Americans to dislike and hate them when our country is clearly pushing an agenda causing a rift between our people and Chinese people.

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

Write a book.

[@HarryHole-rr6mh]

Pls publish a book i will buy in no doubt

[@jimknarr]

We need to hear more from this wise woman.

[@Lucas-vd2gx]

Wise woman? Xi is a dictator that is a fact, what she did was to not answer the question.

[@gititgotitgood]

She asked he answered honestly, what was he supposed to do..deflect?

[@hogback100]

Said it like it is...

[@HH-yc7oz]

And so if a reporter asked xi if he thinks Biden all there in the head, you think he would had answered honestly too? Americans are short sighted.

[@dr_slim_shady]

That’s not how diplomacy works.

[@gititgotitgood]

@@dr_slim_shady America 🇺🇸 doesn't need to lie

[@Ninja87536]

Fuck those reporters trying to instigate things, I dont see how her question in anyway, helps anyone.

[@manfromdnorthdc1895]

Spot on! Media making a big fuss about some one off comment. Focus on the big picture and not what will stir your viewership or tv ratings.

[@Mr.Free2Play]

Yet , China was the one’s upset

[@hi_lol1912]

Ee

[@hi_lol1912]

Ee

[@kamsunleong6648]

Dont sweat the small stuff. Both leaders have a lot of more important issues to deal with.

[@seymorefact4333]

🤣 Xi is taking care of his people. Took 850 MILLION people from poverty to middle class. WHILE THE USA AND ITS FAKE DEMOCRACY PUTS MILLIONS OF MIDDLE CLASS INTO POVERTY! the US govt spends money in Israel, Ukraine, EU, etc for endless wars and lotting. WHILE its people sleeps in tents!

[@maxwelldunday7299]

Relatively yes?

[@cocaineminor4420]

​@@GeeDeeZee369UK , France to south Korea to Hong Kong

[@hi_lol1912]

Ee

[@hi_lol1912]

Ee

[@kevinloy6435]

the Iowa woman was not talking what they wanted to hear so they cut off the conversation abruptly.

[@marvinsmith2116]

The woman makes too much sense. Wonderful to hear a mature appraisal of Biden’s words and the truth of their overall meeting.

[@zalronwow7222]

lol you would, they took a page from the Democrat's book on how to spin a narrative.

[@vincenthuang3345]

I have to say she's a very intelligent woman.

[@thabom9791]

For americans, it is all about talking and labelling people. For China, what matters is action and doing concrete things.

[@andresencolombia]

Never hear of China throwing down gorbernments abroad to place dictators. On the other hand we see this happening over. Most recent case Ukraine.

[@nayeon_twiceimnida1654]

Apperently the concrete china use is tofu dredged lol.

[@pdogg6470]

The most insightful comment she made about Chinese political power is that they believe that it's the only form of government that can keep peace and order in their country. China has done a tremendous job of growing it's economy since WW2. It's not our way of how a government should be run, but it's for the Chinese people to decide what's best for them. I know people are going to say they don't have a choice, but when any people aren't happy with their government they will eventually rise up. I believe all people around the world just want to live in peace and raise their children the best they can. Unfortunately, governments and their ideologies get in their way.

[@KaiserChief-mm2ib]

For a second I thought you're talking about North Korea. Oh and do tell us, when did the people rise against Khmer Rouge? Oh and whatever happened in HK in 2019 and 2020? Heard there were only a couple of millions people on the street.

[@Xyniss]

@@KaiserChief-mm2ibit’s been proven that there were undercover FBI agents causing the protests and even had money wired over from the USA to pay these protesters and rioters in HK. There were phone calls that were wiretapped between Americans and HK being told what to do to cause conflict in HK. Doing your own research does wonders, you should try that.

[@bryandeng570]

@@KaiserChief-mm2ib Sometimes most of people just follow others blindly, especially for HK protest in 2019. I cannot wake up the sleeping you. Just enjoy your dream

[@naughtywizard]

No s*** communism isn't how our government operates. Chinese people have no say in their future. The government controls all of their business, assets and information. They invest more in surveillance than their own military ffs

[@user-et2ng1qb2m]

​@@naughtywizard All I do know is that the Chinese people don't want America massacring their population and destroying their country in the name of bringing freedom and democracy.

[@lenkiatleong]

The US leaders should learn more about manners and diplomacy.

[@blcsfo]

38 year friendship not 25 years

[@gkmanagementservices]

Great response lady! Should run for office! We need more people to analyze context than words!!

[@cirruscloud7164]

I am sure she would be better than Nancy P.

[@naughtywizard]

Yeah, let’s get somebody who doesn’t know what a dictatorship is into office. Genius idea.

[@S.Rainbow-c]

Before Biden opened his mouth, does he know enough about how the Chinese government works?

[@truth9133]

Thank God for President Biden 🇺🇸

[@homeexp7230]

China's leaders are chosen, not elected. However, before he is eligible to be elected as the country's top leader, he needs to have leadership experience from local government, county, city, province, and then central government. It takes 30 to 40 years to become China's top leader. The Chinese president has more expertise in leading the country than the American president.

[@GagaDuck-v6z]

You are true for saying that Chinese leaders are more experienced.❤

[@GagaDuck-v6z]

You are true for saying that Chinese leaders are more experienced.❤

[@andresencolombia]

Calling Xi a dictator just because he wasn't elected through the exact same process as in so called western democracies is a big mistake. It is like saying that chinese characters are not legit just because we can't use them. I think China is showing the world good manners and leadership internationally and theres something wrong internally it is their bussiness. While the states and other countries have people sleeping under the bridges and high rates of violence on their streets I think they should mind their own bussiness first.

[@pt20829]

The dictator had done not too badly lifting 800 million Chinese out of poverty.

[@HealthyMBS1]

I'm not a dictator and I'm certainly not going to allow my citizens to say that word

[@Tim900whiterock]

that's right

[@heraldomedrano1417]

Donald J Trump is going to be a dictator in 2024.

[@careyzhuang1106]

True

[@lukee_812]

No we don’t care actually 😂, all we care is safe environment, live happily, dictator is only a word, that not mean anything,

[@HealthyMBS1]

@@lukee_812 only a word, why censor? Chinese people are captive and not allowed to speak their minds

[@mofogie]

This woman is smarter than 99% of journalists. She actually wants to talk about issues, not drama

[@masadmaqsood9997]

This Lady is Unbelievably Wise. Respect To Her From Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@wpgc2]

6:21 an example of wisdom increase with age. The world will be more peaceful if we all learn how to coexist with different idealogoy and culture. 👏to Sarah Lande!

[@kengsenchong4010]

Sadly, 'wisdom with age' doesn't seem to gel with president Mr Biden.

[@FollowMeOnTwitch]

@@kengsenchong4010

[@GagaDuck-v6z]

What we can’t deny is that Chinese leaders are devoted to people’s general interests, even though the method of leading is different from most of the western countries in the world. This is what we call ideology difference and Biden should understand and accept this difference.

[@MustAfaalik]

@user. TOUCHE'!!!China's governance follows Confucianism's community based guidelines adopted by the great Deng Xiao & inspired by Singapore.

[@robbiedubbelman3024]

Not quite Xi marks a change in Chinese leadership, away from shared power towards unified power. His rule has coincided with more militarisation, more oppressive measures, more surveillance and economic declines due to extremely harsh Covid measures... He "caree" about the Chinese people because economic prosperity is what stabilises his leadership, but he doesn't want to offer the Chinese actual political freedoms. And political freedoms is exactly what you need when things don't go well economically (which will happen due to China's population crisis). We see that in Russia, saw it in Hussein's Iraq. When people don't have a say in their government and economic stability is compromised the government becomes extremely violent and repressive. Xi "gives" his people things because he hasn't had to deal with an unhappy populace across China. But look how he dealt with Hong Kong, that's how he will deal with any unhappiness among the Chinese people. And if he decides to invade Taiwan and engage in a military and economic war, that other side of Xi will show itself all across China.

[@naughtywizard]

Spoken like somebody who reads Xi’s Thought before bed each night

[@MustAfaalik]

Instead of the bullshit put out by the western media, son.@@naughtywizard

[@naughtywizard]

@@MustAfaalik I love how you don’t deny it lmao

[@petemorbius3936]

the Iowa lady has wisdom

[@thomasrogers9146]

we americans are always going around the world looking for enemies. keep this up and one day we will be left isolated.

[@jxhensley2243]

I worry more about the US being isolated because it didn't promote its values in the world.

[@LTBOA]

是的，美国在中东已经被孤立了。而中国将是他们最好的朋友

[@plisskenetic]

They won't just "leave" bruh, coz funfact, their economies all live & die with US

[@joannewu7637]

Why interview cut off so quickly!!!

[@turanmardanov7264]

Blinken looks like one of a few reasonable people in the government

[@waynefoote3781]

he is good...I like him.

[@mikecuomo1604]

I love the moments where we get to see him uncomfortably touch n sniff women. What a trailblazer 😂

[@TrueDreeamss]

Blinker is also a neocon. There's no reasonable people in govt

[@kuleebaba9014]

Yeah, a true maverick!

[@MartinMaat]

Until he opens his mouth to defend mass murder.

[@pallhe]

Sarah Lande speaks a lot of sense.

[@RubNebur]

BUT AGAIN, XI IS A DICTATOR.

[@pallhe]

@@heymynameisharry I think she's saying it's better to be on speaking terms with even dictators, regardless of whether they are dictators in just a technical sense or in a more sinister sense of the word.

[@astroshooter1960]

Its the truth... whats the fucking problem 🙄

[@lorettanericcio-bohlman567]

It’s the republicans way of diverting attention away from their insanity

[@tweedy4sg]

The fucking problem is US has a politically-motivated double standard on who they want to label dictators, which they then used as tropes for demonization, stigmatization & political action (eg. sanctions). The oil-rich Arab Gulf states are all absolute monarchists making them also dictatorships. Do you see US politicians & media regularly tagging that label on them ?

[@cledo44]

What a wise woman!

[@brentsrx7]

She handled that well all things considered.

[@cgash1]

Just leave it to cnn to stir up anything possible. It just shows why no one takes them seriously anymore, Good for the lady showing superior intelligence.

[@kolviczd6885]

CNN and most western media will report your Birthday party as your Funeral. That's how toxic and negative they have become.

[@canpeng5088]

As a Chinese I need to tell you that, of course, we know that! CCTV is NOT the only news channel. Apparently we know more about the world than most of Americans.

[@jonathanpasch6604]

I can see why he doesn't like Winnie-the-Pooh comments.

[@Caucasiansonly-ok65]

A simple act of respect will save you and your people from chaos.

[@MLJclassics]

this lady is smarter than all US politicians and reporters.

[@randallmadison9910]

She's a farmer. Dignity in all work, but she has little knowledge of world affairs. Erin was respectful. She is in no way as sophisticated as Erin, who is also extremely knowledgeable in economics and finance.

[@yummytummy88]

​@@randallmadison9910or maybe she has nothing to lose but her dignity. Sarah is speaking from her heart and not taking order to smear the Chinese president. Maybe Sarah got a career to look after and a bigger paycheck if you read the line.

[@PROJECTYVR]

No matter what, a dictator is a dictator.

[@MohamadAzriq-w3t]

Yes dictator is dictator. But who decide who are dictator?. What you have to do to be a dictator

[@jjl4806]

why did you cut the interview ?

[@rogerbrownreacts8528]

She went off the rails no doubt so they cut what they want you to see.

[@ArabicReja973]

More than that! - He's *the mastermind* of the ongoing Uyghur genocide.

[@strombouts]

He knows how to handle the enemy within. Trump also wants those he considers a threat to his power deported or putb in camps. So....

[@bmxrider8188]

If this dictator stayed at my house Id be so embarrassed

[@jamiepayton8490]

I didn't know if his title was president or dictator. People making a big deal of nothing.

[@emmanuelziah451]

The USA will call anyone a dictator once he or she dont do things their way 😅😂

[@marygee3981]

❤AChinese citizen told me they were ok with the one party system due to the dificulty of organizing/controling such a huge population.

[@Lichenroc]

I’m still surprised India still functions with all the different parties it has.

[@vincentjosephcesista7497]

The lady from Iowa speaks so well!

[@ShaneBro]

Look at all the bots taking about nothing this video is about.

[@exas4791]

To be fair, on 1 Apr 2022 the World Bank reported that over the past 40 years, China lifted their people out of poverty. How much or how little have American presidents benefited their citizens over the same time period ?

[@jmchng9662]

Let's call a spade, a spade.... A country can be an one party dictatorship or a multi parties democracy or a monarchy or an Islamic or whatsoever, as long as the leadership can bring peace, stability & development to the whole country & its people, IT'S A GOOD GOVERNMENT.

[@artsyhyd]

No wonder this lady could be friends for yrs with him, she truly is wise.

[@kisanpakhreen]

Let China leave alone. Their system is working. They are prospering

[@awd_junkie]

Bring that lady on the Joe Rogan Experience! Give her a proper platform! #JRE #JoeRogan #LongSpeechPlatform #Podcast

[@mutopz]

You can use whatever term you want but the fact is China has delivered economic growth of 3000% in the last 50 years, which is far higher than any other country.

[@poterliu]

smart answer, respect

[@thuptenlhasawa3412]

He doesn’t know he is a dictator. That’s ridiculous.

[@davidmclay6182]

It's like getting annoyed when someone tells you that you're ignorant on a subject. If the label fits, you're only upset because of internal issues.

[@evaburnz]

Insecurity and ego are key traits of any tyrant. Just look at Trump..

[@linkmeforfun]

A dictator who is actively sponsoring the Palestinian genocide calling a peaceful leader of China a "dictator" is indeed a psychological projection.

[@noel7777noel]

Samanics is one word having more than one definition. It's very silly to play samanics. But what do you call mandatory abortions. And taking children from their parents for no other reason than too many. This is not liberal. This is reactionary. This is not a liberal leader. This is a reactionary leader.

[@faroukabdellah4216]

International relations are based often on the quality of personal relations between leaders. And thus, the quality and depth of ties between two countries are the one, it's leaders entertain. That's why messages matters. A word, is a message. And that's why a job of a leader, of a Head of State is to measure the kind of message is being conveyed. You have the kind of relationship your mouth spits. How you chose your words shows the quality you wanna have with the leader of that country. So when Biden labels The Head of State of China as a "dictator" whether it's true or not, he's stepping aside of his job of a diplomat, and seems to favor the sirens or games of U.S internal politics over diplomacy, for his own political interests/survival on the U.S political scene and thus goepardize his relationship with his chinese counterpart.

[@davidmclay6182]

@faroukabdellah4216 He was asked about a comment he had previously made during this trip, do you think he should have walked it back and shown weakness? Him previously saying it had already jeopardized reactions, why are we rehashing this during a visit with Xi?

[@Carlie-st7vj]

He called it the way it is

[@ILoveBluePeople]

The bots have gone mad lol...

[@srcarranza]

Chinese bots

[@gezld284]

Yep!

[@leilei315]

They probably regret to put Sarah Lande on the show.

[@Heesab]

This is what happens when you get a full picture and not what the media wants you to know.

[@SoB_626]

I mean what was he supposed to say? That xi is not a dictator just because they just had a nice friendly talk? Go Biden! Tell it how it is!

[@Glance852]

Someone finally has the brain who’s expressing wise and open minded opinion. Someone has a less annoying voice, voice in a sense of angle

[@Glance852]

Can you imagine that if having a conversation with someone who always just pay attention to individual word you say and keep pinpointing you why u using certain words… annoying right

[@eugenechin2863]

@AtAGlance The ironic thing is, many average joe Americans have better sense of whats going on and how to do things than their own political elites. Does getting into power in the USA turn people into complete idiots??

[@dodongai]

This woman is so wise and I genuinely (speaking as a Chinese) love and welcome Caucasian’s like this lady! She’s wise, experienced the world and isn’t closed minded and closed off. I think it’s a very good thing.

[@organizer14]

Thank you God bless the Iowa woman for her kindness! You are greatly appreciated!

[@andrewsoupene1028]

When one person rules all and everything and is in charge. Is a dictator.

[@baatar]

I’m pro-Trump and don’t like Biden but I respect him for sticking to his guns and calling Xi a dictator, which he is.

[@tinyhowie]

I hope that lady won't get bullied after this.

[@haircafekevin]

Biden saying Xi is a dictator is like him saying professional wrestling is fake. No shit.

[@handsomestik]

Haha Blinken’s face says it all.

[@jlvandat69]

Priceless expression.....he was thinking, "WAY too honest, Joe".

[@NealX_Gaming]

Blinken was an idiot for reacting like that. I admire the man but never show weakness like that.

[@mrcapybara3579]

@@NealX_Gaming You're the idiot for neglecting the value of good diplomacy. What was the point of the meeting that took months to prepare only for Biden to say such a stupid thing? You're literally giving Xi ammunition to say the Yanks are untrustworthy.

[@ernestov1777]

Blinken is an idiot i guess, Biden spoke the truth, no shame in that.

[@yuning8045]

@@NealX_Gaming Don't tell me you have never reacted like that when a friend of yours made a very stupid remark and messed something very important up.

[@Kim-ej2xm]

Ask her if she ever saw him opening his eyes

[@jamesgoodman8868]

I’m sure Little Adolph could be charming too.

[@yoongzy]

The news scripting and casting is bad and purely biased, but Sarah is right and do has a point.

[@MustAfaalik]

Well Said Sarah Lande! Only little men preoccupy themselves with semantics while the boss run the country accordingly for the betterment of the people.

[@archimedesblack895]

Keep your bears, we’re good.

[@sodazman]

US presidents used to speak with careful articulation and now we have presidents that just run their mouth.

[@dredreboofu]

Dictator, dictator, dictator, dictator, dictator, dictator, dictator😊

[@cocaineminor4420]

At this point Everyone is a dictator

[@FloatingWeeds2]

Why don't they extend the interview with her? Seems like we could gain some useful insights....

[@truthseeker000000]

A RESPONSIBLE one-party system IS actually better in the long term. I'm from Singapore and we Singaporeans have constantly voted for the same political party since 1965. I remember back in the 80s 90s and early 2000s, the US and British media incessantly referred to our late Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kwan Yew as an "authoritarian " leader. The American and British media didn't quite like the fact that Singapore was PROSPERING under a single party since our independence. Singapore didn't fit their democracy narrative. We Singaporeans are by and large very happy with our one-party, (PAP) ruling Singapore since 1965. We look at the American and British political system and we cringe at the level of dysfunction. We think to ourselves - THIS (political system and version of democracy) Is what you want to export around the world?? THE Americans and Brits tried to influence Hong Kong, with its economic chaos in 2017 to keep protesting and cause even more chaos. The West wants China to swop the successful CCP for THIS (American or British version of democracy)?? The Americans can’t even get basic policies implemented because of the kind of dysfunctional democracy they have. While the UK is changing Prime Ministers like musical chairs. Here in Singapore, we laugh at US style democracy - we say - Thanks but NO THANKS! Keep it to yourselves, as well as your First and 2nd Amendments. The American media, including CNN LIES about China almost every time. The spin is always anti-CCP. I have stopped trusting CNN and the BBC since 2015 or 2016. I'm not atypical of the global trend away from ALL mainstream media - both on the Left and Right. We don't TRUST that global media outlets, even ones as big as CNN and the BBC are impartial and unbiased especially when it comes to geo-political issues. Both the BBC and CNN claim to be impartial. But we can see and read for ourselves just how biased they are especially against China. Their agenda aligns with their respective governments in the UK and USA. Maybe I should say - they're respective (American and British) regimes. They are the global mouthpieces of the U.S. and UK regimes; spreading their foreign policy propaganda.

[@brucezhang4165]

Wise man

[@teckmenglee8060]

Totally agreed with you.

[@truthseeker000000]

@@bryanx590 Like ANY country, Singapore has issues. It’s always easier to address and fix issues because the one party that has a majority of parliamentarians passes bills easily, unlike the almost exclusively two party system in the U.S. - where bipartisanship is a rare thing these days. In the U.S. it’s two steps forward, one step back.

[@truthseeker000000]

@@bryanx590 Tell that to the rest of the world. Especially your government 😂

[@Xyniss]

@@bryanx590we should fix our own problems in the USA before worrying about other countries. Our homelessness, rising in crimes especially school shooters and extreme theft over the years causing our pharmacies and grocery stores to close down by a certain demographic group in our country is blatantly obvious but our democracy for freedom are clearly the reasons to our downfall . America may be big and powerful but China is clearly better than the USA now and we refuse to admit it. China doesn’t have people constantly dying in their country because of school shooters, or have a high rate of homelessness, and the difference is if people steal in their country they get punished by the law and stay in prison until they pay their bail or finish the term. But due to our reformed bails in America we clearly have been releasing our criminals after a few days of being in jail and let them terrorize our own citizens. I guess go 🇺🇸!

[@tyrannywatch974]

I don’t consider him a dictator, I always thought he was a Chinese president with a lifetime presidency. But Biden is technically correct. If he is a dictator, he isn’t all that bad, there’s worse dictators out there.

[@bbchester6]

It takes one to know one.

[@tinab3627]

To compare the two is moronic

[@imirim]

I wish Ms. Lande would have given more personal insights rather than commentary that really didn't add much to commentary from others

[@gititgotitgood]

Biden is Awesome!

[@googleisspyingonyou598]

Totally organic non-bot comment

[@blackrocks8413]

China is bulding huge andI mean huuuuge ports in Peru. While the US is funding DEI studies and a war in Ukraine. America got its foreign policy bassackwards the last 2.5 yrs. Look at Chinas shpbuilding prowess as just 1 example of how outclassed the US is today

[@worldlife9834]

Censorship must be a criminal offense in the United States. Our constitution specially defines our basic rights.

[@cederkoru3435]

Every country has Censorship, including the U.S. Don't be too naive

[@worldlife9834]

Define the censorship in the US. Communist clown@@cederkoru3435

[@Zzz-em6cy]

say something about what Z*onists are doing in Gaza

[@dutchvanderlinde5004]

We need censorship. Fox needs to be shut down and all these extreme nutcases on the far right need to be taken off the internet. The last 7 years of chaos have proven this.

[@fd2361]

@@Zzz-em6cy Don't do it. You will be censored. The majority of power and wealth are all in Z*onists' hands.

[@shadowdragon007]

if a dictator is kind to all who's been kind to him like this lady what's the problem here?

[@primitiveandbeyond]

I kind of like the idea of having one president without having to change every four years. It seems like everyone here in America who becomes president doesn't get the respect from the citizens. I feel as though the people of a country should respect the president, and a four-year term is like having someone new on the job who has to learn everything all over again. Having one president for a long term can allow them to focus on a main goal to move the country in that direction, instead of having different presidents every four years trying to implement something new. Look at China - one president, and their goal is to be a world power. They are thinking long term and focusing on that. And you can’t focus on one thing when we always have someone new running.

[@yummytummy88]

You can only do so much with 4 years and at the same time, the US president power is not absolute. The Senate and the Congress shares the other 1/3. This, creating a log jam time constraints where policy and timing matter. That is why democracy does not always works for other countries such as China. The bottom line is, China government system is working for their people.

[@lonegamer_mu]

It's about spontaneity. For citizens to become free, the head of the country needs to give up over-controlling. Democracy promotes facing the reality that not every citizen like the president. In a dictatorship, your death will be forgotten/hidden if you were up against the leader/leadership.

[@kimizweiundzwanzig9724]

This old woman doesn’t know what Chinese people are going through!

[@peterkotara]

Where's the lie though?😅

[@Teeveepicksures]

If Trump did it FOX and WSJ would call it stunning and brave.

[@jeanpaulsara1074]

That wasn't off the cuff. That was fine. That's how Xi himself would put it if he had to. That it is what it is by no fault of its own.