China rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims that Beijing interfered in the 2020 U.S. election, calling the allegations “entirely fabricated” and urging Washington to stop using China as a political target.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Friday that China has “no interest” in interfering in U.S. elections and has never done so. Speaking at a daily briefing in Beijing, he said the accusations were aimed at vilifying China and were harmful to U.S.-China relations.
Trump used a primetime address on Thursday to repeat claims about election fraud and foreign interference. He said he would release classified documents that, according to him, showed China had illicitly acquired 220 million U.S. voter files, including names, addresses, phone numbers, party preferences and other registration-related data.
Lin rejected the claim and urged the U.S. to “stop making an issue of China” in its elections. Asked whether Trump’s comments could affect Chinese President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to the United States in September, Lin said Washington should do more to support stable China-U.S. relations.
The exchange comes as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is due to travel to the Philippines for ASEAN-related meetings, where Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is also expected to attend. The State Department said Rubio’s trip would focus on advancing a “free and open Indo-Pacific” and deepening U.S. regional partnerships.
