{"id":8995,"date":"2026-07-17T22:18:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T17:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8995"},"modified":"2026-07-17T22:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T17:18:28","slug":"china-rejects-trumps-election-interference-claim-as-groundless-accusations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8995","title":{"rendered":"China rejects Trump&#8217;s election interference claim as &#8216;groundless accusations&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  \">BEIJING &#8212; <\/span>China on Friday said it has never interfered in U.S. elections and has no interest in doing so, urging Washington to stop making what it described as \u201cgroundless accusations\u201d after President Donald Trump accused Beijing of meddling in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In an <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-primetime-address-elections-5c84a59dffc20c12ed2fcb822fa950c9\">address to the nation<\/a> Thursday, Trump again raised doubts about the U.S. elections results in 2020 and accused China of interfering in them. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cThe relevant allegations by the U.S. are entirely fabricated and aimed at vilifying China,\u201d said China\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian. \u201cWe have no interest in interfering in US elections and have never done so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In a daily briefing in Beijing, Lin called on the U.S. to stop making groundless accusations against China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Asked whether this might affect the expected visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the U.S. in September, the spokesperson replied: \u201cAs I just said, we urge the U.S. to stop making an issue of China in its elections and do something conducive to China-U.S. relations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Trump <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-xi-china-trade-iran-taiwan-f6c59000412653e445acbf9672ac7f47\">visited Beijing<\/a> in mid-May and met with Xi, and both governments said they would adopt a new framework to manage the bilateral relations. Trump invited Xi to visit the United States in September and Beijing confirmed Xi has accepted the invitation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEIJING &#8212; China on Friday said it has never interfered in U.S. elections and has no interest in doing so, urging Washington to stop making what it described as \u201cgroundless accusations\u201d after President Donald Trump accused Beijing of meddling in the 2020 election. 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