Trump accuses China of election meddling

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The Chinese foreign minister responded flatly that Beijing strictly adhered to a policy of non-interference. He called Trump’s claims an “unwarranted accusation” that he said Beijing would refuse to accept.

Trump said expect “very good news” in the coming months and years from North Korea after his landmark summit with the young strongman in Singapore in June.

China’s state media has been placing paid supplements in major American newspapers for at least several years.

“China has all along followed the policy of noninterference in other countries’ affairs”, Wang said.

This summer, the Chinese government released a cartoon aimed at American farmers, making the case that the us trade war with China would be detrimental to its agriculture industry.

Officials say China’s cyber-espionage operations targeting US defense and commerce have been formidable, however.

Bolton’s comments in August came just several days after Trump tweeted: “All of the fools that are so focused on looking only at Russian Federation should start also looking in another direction, China”.

Soybean prices have slid at least 12 points since the beginning of the trade dispute in early April, hurting US farmers.

Earlier, at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he thinks the current tensions with China will be overcome because both countries value the relationship.

The White House did not provide any examples of election meddling in a hastily scheduled call on “Chinese interference” on Wednesday afternoon with a senior administration official.

Mr Trump, speaking in front of world leaders while chairing the United Nations Security Council for the first time, did not present evidence for his claim, which came amid an ongoing special counsel investigation into Russia’s attempts to interfere in the 2016 USA election and concerns that the November elections could also be vulnerable.

A representative from China who attended the meeting could be seen coughing into his hand and shrugging as the president spoke.

“Some of these activities are actually covert”, the official said.

US President Donald Trump gave a shout-out Wednesday to “the leading authority on China”, sparking a flurry of Google searches as viewers raced to identify him. He also mentioned Chinese government-led influence operations meant to bolster China’s long-term influence in key countries, including the United States.

At an August 2 briefing, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said “our intelligence shows that there are a number of others that are looking at and considering engaging, particularly in 2018”.

Speaking at a cybersecurity conference Tuesday at The Citadel, a military college in Charleston, South Carolina, Coats characterized the Chinese threat as deliberate, methodical and subtle, and warned that Beijing is on a path that could lead to global supremacy.

China Daily regularly runs supplements in US papers, including the Washington Post and New York Times. USA tariffs have targeted Chinese goods ranging from handbags to toilet paper, while China has hit at US products from soybean and corn to whiskey and cars.