AFP: What is the Chinese government’s reaction to the death of the Iranian President? Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin replied: President Xi Jinping has sent a message of condolences to Iran’s First Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber.... President Raisi made important contribution to ensuring Iran’s security and stability and promoting national development and prosperity... https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/2511_665403/202405/t20240520_11308199.html
A bit over the top, no? For comparison, this is from Tudeh Party statement: Ebrahim Raisi was a criminal agent of the Islamic Republic of Iran, an agent who played a key role in the killing of freedom fighters in Iran during the last four decades. ... The era of Ebrahim Raisi's presidency was marked by the intensification of workers' and toilers' protests, widespread popular struggles against the government of the Islamic Republic, including the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement, intensification of bloody repression of peaceful popular protests along with the widespread executions of dissidents and freedom fighters. And it was the peak period of the economic crisis, unprecedented inflation, tens of millions of Iranians being dragged below the poverty line ... https://www.idcommunism.com/2024/05/tudeh-party-on-ebrahim-raisi-death-of-a-criminal.html -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#30426): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/30426 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/106207184/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
