New Zealand Prime Minister Disagrees With Biden’s Assessment Xi is a Dictator

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins departs after a post-cabinet press conference at Parliament on January 25, 2023 in Wellington, New Zealand. Chris Hipkins was sworn-in today as the new Prime Minister of New Zealand following the resignation of previous Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has indicated that he believes Chinese leader Xi Jinping is not a “dictator.”

Ahead of his first trip to China as prime minister, Hipkins was asked if he agreed with Biden’s comments referring to Xi as a dictator.