Trump dropped the bombshell Thursday, accusing China of obtaining 220 million U.S. voter files.
China strongly rejected President Donald Trump's accusation that it carried out a massive operation to steal American voter data in the 2020 U.S. election.
"The U.S. allegations have no factual basis and are intended to vilify China," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters at a press conference on Friday. "Similar accusations were long ago proven to be unfounded," Lin said. In remarks at the White House on Thursday, Trump accused China of illegally obtaining 220 million files containing sensitive voter records to influence the 2020 election in what he called the largest compromise of election data of all time.
The speech revived his long-running attacks on American election integrity despite a 2021 U.S. intelligence assessment finding no evidence that Beijing had affected the outcome of the 2020 vote. China has no interest in interfering, nor has it ever interfered, in American elections, Lin said.
"By contrast, who has wantonly interfered in other countries' internal affairs, conducted indiscriminate surveillance of governments, businesses, and the general public worldwide over a long period of time, and compromised the cybersecurity of other countries on a large scale? " Lin added. "We urge the U.S. to reflect on its own behavior: stop the unwarranted vilification of China; stop making China an issue in its elections; and behave in a manner more conducive to stable U.S.-China relations.
" Trump's claims come at a sensitive time for ties between Washington and Beijing as the two powers seek to stabilize a relationship that in recent years has been marked by tensions on multiple fronts, from military rivalry in the Pacific to a trade war that escalated last year with Trump's sweeping tariffs on goods from China and most other countries. While Trump's talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in May failed to deliver many substantive concessions, both sides framed the summit as an opportunity to reset the fraught relationship.
Trump has invited Xi to visit Washington in September. The Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C. , and the White House did not immediately respond to separate written requests for comment after hours. This is a developing story.
More to come. The speech revived his long-running attacks on American election integrity despite a 2021 U.S. intelligence assessment finding no evidence that Beijing had affected the outcome of the 2020 vote.
"By contrast, who has wantonly interfered in other countries' internal affairs, conducted indiscriminate surveillance of governments, businesses, and the general public worldwide over a long period of time, and compromised the cybersecurity of other countries on a large scale? " Lin added. "We urge the U.S. to reflect on its own behavior: stop the unwarranted vilification of China; stop making China an issue in its elections; and behave in a manner more conducive to stable U.S.-China relations.
"Trump's claims come at a sensitive time for ties between Washington and Beijing as the two powers seek to stabilize a relationship that in recent years has been marked by tensions on multiple fronts, from military rivalry in the Pacific to a trade war that escalated last year with Trump's sweeping tariffs on goods from China and most other countries. While Trump's talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in May failed to deliver many substantive concessions, both sides framed the summit as an opportunity to reset the fraught relationship.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C. , and the White House did not immediately respond to separate written requests for comment after hours.
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