China dismisses Trump's election interference claims as 'fabrications'
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- China has dismissed US President Donald Trump's accusations of electoral interference in the 2020 US presidential election as "pure fabrications."
- Trump alleged that China stole voter data and suggested potential manipulation of US voting machines by Venezuela.
- China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated that Beijing has no interest in US elections and urged the US to reflect on its own actions.
China has strongly refuted allegations made by US President Donald Trump regarding Beijing's interference in the 2020 US presidential election. Trump had accused China of stealing 220 million voter files and suggested Venezuela might manipulate US voting machines.
They are pure fabrications and malicious slanders that have long been proven to be groundless.
Responding to Trump's claims, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian described the accusations as "pure fabrications and malicious slanders that have long been proven to be groundless." He asserted that China has no interest in US elections and has never interfered in them. Lin added that the international community is well aware of which countries habitually interfere in the internal affairs of others.
"We urge the US side to reflect on its own actions, stop groundlessly smearing China, refrain from making China a topic of its elections, and do more to benefit China-US relations," Lin stated during a press conference.
China has no interest in US elections and has never interfered in them.
Trump, who had previously declassified intelligence reports on the White House website, reiterated his claim that the 2020 election, won by Democrat Joe Biden, was "stolen" from him. Despite numerous legal challenges, no evidence of fraud sufficient to alter the election outcome has been substantiated. Officials from Trump's own administration and election experts have consistently rejected such claims.
We urge the US side to reflect on its own actions, stop groundlessly smearing China, refrain from making China a topic of its elections, and do more to benefit China-US relations.
Originally published by TVN Panamรก in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.