Trump's claims of Chinese election meddling spark criticism and accusations of 'fabrications'
President Donald Trump's accusations of Chinese interference in US election data and 'shocking vulnerabilities' in the US electoral system have been slammed by Beijing as 'pure fabrications'. Critics suggest Trump's diatribe reveals a 'huge crisis' within American democracy, as he revives baseless claims of voter fraud ahead of midterm polls.
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Trump’s Chinese interference claims ‘reveal huge crisis facing American democracy’
President Donald Trump’s latest diatribe against China over alleged election meddling has laid bare a “huge crisis” within America’s democratic system, a prominent adviser to Beijing has suggested. Zheng Yongnian, a leading political scientist, said the claims were campaign rhetoric for November’s midterm elections and were unlikely to have a significant impact on the China-US relationship. Instead of repeatedly shifting blame onto other countries, Washington should reflect on how to reform i...
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Beijing accused US President Donald Trump of making “fabrications” on Friday, after he said China had meddled in US election data, reviving his long-standing baseless claims of voter fraud ahead of midterm polls many expect him to dispute. Trump said in a White House address on Thursday that the US electoral system had been dangerously […]
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