Biden Calls Beijing ‘Xenophobic,’ Says the Regime Is ‘Cheating’ America on Trade

‘They’re xenophobic—nobody else coming in. They’ve got real problems.’

President Joe Biden speaks to members of the United Steel Workers Union at the United Steel Workers Headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pa., on April 17, 2024. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

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.