China rejects Trump’s election meddling claims as ‘fabricated’ and ‘slanderous’

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China has vehemently denied allegations by former President Donald Trump that it interfered in U.S. elections, calling such claims fabricated and slanderous. The Chinese foreign ministry reiterated its stance in response to Trump's detailed accusations of data compromise.

Beijing has sharply dismissed President Donald Trump’s allegations that China has interfered in US elections, mirroring its strong reaction to similar accusations he has made over the years. The allegations are “entirely fabricated, maliciously slanderous and have long been proven completely groundless”, foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said Friday. In a prime-time national address on Thursday, Trump accused Beijing of carrying out the “largest compromise of election data in history” and...