Beijing strongly rejected President Donald Trump’s latest allegations that China interfered in the 2020 U.S. elections after his primetime speech. China officially addressed the allegations in a fiery response during a press conference.
China calls Donald Trump’s election allegations ‘malicious smears’ after his primetime speech
China’s Foreign Ministry dismissed the claims made by POTUS before the midterm elections. Lin Jian, a foreign ministry spokesperson, said that the claims made by Trump are “entirely fabricated. His claims are malicious smears and have long been proven to be groundless.”
Lin Jian made the remarks during a debriefing attended by top members, though journalists were not able to put forward their questions regarding the same.
He said, “The U.S. allegations have no factual ground and are aimed at defaming China, which has long been found to be unfounded. China adheres to the principles of non-intervention in other countries’ internal affairs. We have no interest in interfering in the U.S. election, and have never done so.”
“On the contrary, those who have interfered in other countries’ internal affairs have conducted indiscriminate surveillance of governance, businesses, and the general public worldwide over a long period of time, and have performed large-scale theft of data from citizens of their countries. The international community is quite clear about that,” he added.
The spokesperson said that the U.S. should reflect on its actions and stop “unwanted vilifications” against China. According to Radar Online, Trump, in his recent speech before the midterm, accused China of rigging the 2020 U.S. elections. He called it the “largest compromise of election data in history.”
The Commander-in-Chief also supported his claims, saying they have found many intelligence files that support the claim that China was trying to push in favor of Joe Biden in 2020. The exchange added another layer to the ongoing tensions between Beijing and the USA.
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