China denies US election interference, warns Trump against baseless accusations

China has vehemently denied accusations that it interfered in the 2020 US presidential election, dismissing the claims as "completely fabricated" and "unfounded." The denial was issued by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian during a press conference in Beijing.

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The relevant accusations from the United States are completely fabricated and seek to vilify China.

"We have no interest in interfering in the US elections and never have," Lin Jian stated, urging Washington to cease making baseless accusations against China. He added that the US should stop using China as an election issue and instead focus on actions conducive to bilateral relations. This statement comes as speculation arises about the potential impact on Chinese President Xi Jinping's anticipated visit to the White House in September.

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We have no interest in interfering in the US elections and never have.

The Chinese government's response follows renewed claims by former President Donald Trump. Trump alleged that China was responsible for "the greatest voter data breach in history," stating that his administration would release documents proving the "fraud" in the 2020 election. He claimed that China illicitly obtained the records of 220 million American voters, even assigning a dedicated data exploitation unit to this project.

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China perpetrated what is believed to be the greatest voter data breach in history, which resulted in China's illicit acquisition of the records of 220 million American voters.

Trump further asserted that US intelligence agencies were aware of the voter record breach in 2020 but accused individuals within the "deep state" of actively suppressing and downplaying the information about China's alleged electoral interference, withholding it from both the President and the American public.

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Members of the 'deep state' -- a group of very well-known people within our intelligence agencies -- actively worked to suppress and downplay information about the scope of China's sinister electoral interference, hiding it from both the president and the American people.