THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Leading Democrat Harry Reid has called Chinese President Hu Jintao "a dictator" during a television interview before quickly backtracking on his comment.
The Senate majority leader made the accusation during an outspoken interview given to a Nevada station.
He said: "I'm going to go back to Washington tomorrow to meet with the president of China. He is a dictator. He can do a lot of things through the form of government they have."
Realising the strength of his statement, Mr Reid immediately appeared to backtrack, saying: "Maybe I shouldn't have said 'dictator''. >>> Daniel Bird | Friday, January 21, 2011
