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Gov. Newsom Embarrasses California in Meeting Dictator Xi in China

Gov. Newsom Embarrasses California in Meeting Dictator Xi in China
Governor of California Gavin Newsom attends a press conference in Beijing on Oct. 25, 2023. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images
John Seiler
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The highlight of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s China junket this week was his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. According to a press release by Mr. Newsom’s office, “Governor Newsom was the first governor to be in China in more than four years, and the first to meet with Mr. Xi since former Governor Brown in 2017.”
John Seiler
John Seiler
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John Seiler is a veteran California opinion writer. Mr. Seiler has written editorials for The Orange County Register for almost 30 years. He is a U.S. Army veteran and former press secretary for California state Sen. John Moorlach. He blogs at JohnSeiler.Substack.com and his email is [email protected]
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