China dismisses ‘groundless’ Trump election interference claim

China denied President Trump’s accusation that it interfered with the 2020 presidential election, calling the claim “entirely fabricated” and “groundless” while insisting it never had any interest in meddling with U.S. elections.

Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian responded to Trump’s Thursday primetime address, when the president accused Beijing of infiltrating voter rolls during the 2020 contest, which he lost to former President Biden.

“The relevant allegations by the U.S. are entirely fabricated and aimed at vilifying China,” Lin said. “We have no interest in interfering in US elections and have never done so.”

He added that in contrast, the global community knows who routinely interferes with other countries’........

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