WHITE HOUSE_ White House language about China shifts to downgrade 'President' Xi Jinping

WASHINGTON EXAMINER

White House language about China shifts to downgrade 'President' Xi Jinping

by Rob Crilly, White House Correspondent | | August 13, 2020 11:00 PM


There’s a new candor in relations between the United States and China. At least from the Washington side.

While Beijing refers to where Uighurs are held as Vocational Education and Training Centers, they are “concentration camps” operating purely for the mass internment of a persecuted religious minority, according to Washington. In June, four Chinese news organizations operating in the U.S. were redesignated as “foreign missions” to show their ties to the country’s authoritarian rulers.

And most notably, Xi Jinping is no longer “President Xi” in statements. Rather, he is "General Secretary Xi," reflecting the administration's view that his power comes from his position in the Communist Party rather than from the people of China.

The benefits in calling a spade a spade are clear for the Trump administration as it ratchets up pressure on Beijing, exposes doublespeak, and tries to drive a wedge between the country’s communist rulers and its population.

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But for now, Xi must stomach the indignity of losing his presidential title. Pompeo led the way, using “general secretary” at least eight times in the past month, followed by the attorney general, the secretary of state, the national security adviser, and the director of the FBI in major set piece speeches.

For example, the FBI’s Christopher Wray deployed it in denouncing Operation Fox Hunt, which China claims is a global anti-corruption operation.

“Instead, Fox Hunt is a sweeping bid by General Secretary Xi to target Chinese nationals whom he sees as threats and who live outside China, across the world,” he said during a Hudson Institute video event.

But not quite everyone in the administration is up to speed with Confucian strictures, it seems.

“I had a great relationship with President Xi,” Trump said in a radio interview last week, describing the state of relations between Washington and Beijing. “I like him, but I don't feel the same way now.”

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