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In his address, Trump accused China of orchestrating what he called the “largest compromise” of US election data during the 2020 election cycle.
File photo of US President Donald Trump (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (Image: Reuters)
China on Friday rejected United States President Donald Trump’s allegations that Beijing compromised American election data in 2020, reiterating that it has “never and will never” interfere in US presidential elections, CBS reported.
In a statement issued by the Chinese Embassy shortly before Trump delivered a televised address from the White House, spokesperson Liu Chang said, “China has all along adhered to the principle of non-interference in other’s internal affairs. The U.S. election is an internal matter of the U.S. Its outcome is determined by the votes of the American people. China has never and will never interfere in the presidential elections of the US.”
Trump Accuses China Of Massive 2020 Election Data Compromise
In his address, Trump accused China of orchestrating what he called the “largest compromise” of US election data during the 2020 election cycle.
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“Over a period of years, starting during the 2020 election cycle, the People’s Republic of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history, resulting in China’s illicit acquisition of 220 million US voter files,” the US president said.
According to Trump, the files allegedly obtained by China included “names, addresses, phone numbers, political party preferences, and other sensitive data that would be needed to register to vote, and engage in other nefarious activities.”
“This data loss presents an unprecedented election security nightmare. The intelligence even shows that China assigned a data exploitation unit specifically to this new project,” he added.
Trump further claimed that members of the “deep state” had sought to minimise evidence of Chinese interference in US elections.
He also alleged that Beijing sought to influence American politics and that intelligence related to Chinese election activities had been concealed from presidential briefings.
“Tens of millions of voter days have been bought, stolen or hacked,” he said, while alleging there had been a “cover-up of this colossal security breach… They fought like hell not to have Trump win.”
“In mid 2018, China’s policy was to make the US President resign,” Trump said. He further alleged that Beijing was “working on US midterm elections” and had “attempted to turn US businesses against the President” while paying “journalists to write negative articles about the US President.”
Trump also alleged that intelligence agencies withheld information from the White House during the previous administration.
Trump has repeatedly maintained that the 2020 presidential election was marred by widespread fraud.
However, more than 60 lawsuits filed by Trump and his allies failed to produce court rulings establishing election fraud sufficient to alter the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
Multiple recounts, audits, and investigations, including reviews by Trump’s own Justice Department, also found no evidence of fraud that could have changed the result.
With inputs from AFP
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