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Beijing rejected Trump's accusations. Trump claimed about 'vulnerabilities' of the US electoral system and China's influence on the 2020 elections. President Donald Trump stated that he is declassifying information about 'shocking vulnerabilities of the election infrastructure', reports Reuters.
Consensus
- Donald Trump delivered a national address on July 16–17, during which he accused China of interfering in U.S. elections.
- Trump claimed that China had illegally accessed data of 220 million U.S. voters and attempted to influence the 2020 presidential election.
- China denied all allegations, with its foreign ministry and embassy officials calling the claims 'baseless' or 'malicious slander'.
- Trump stated that intelligence officials allegedly concealed information about foreign interference from him.
- Trump announced plans to declassify intelligence documents related to vulnerabilities in the U.S. electoral system.
- The U.S. intelligence community's 2021 assessment found no evidence of foreign attempts to alter technical aspects of the 2020 election.
Points of divergence
- Trump said he would discuss China’s alleged interference with Beijing, stating 'We will talk about it with them'. — vesti
- Trump released documents claiming to prove the largest data compromise in history related to elections. — kommerant
- Trump claimed China tried to influence midterm elections in 2018 and aimed to defeat him in 2020, citing lists with 278,000 non-citizens and deceased individuals. — novaya_eu
- Trump accused intelligence officials of hiding information about foreign interference from the public and leadership. — meduza
- A 2021 U.S. intelligence assessment found no evidence that any foreign actor attempted to alter technical aspects of the 2020 election, though China had collected non-confidential data since 2008 for forecasting purposes. — tvrain
- The New York Times noted that voter lists are publicly available and often purchased by campaign teams; CNN said the SAVE system overestimates non-citizens due to misclassification of naturalized citizens. — novaya_eu
Coverage (11 sources)
- Trump Ready to Discuss with China on 'Interference' in US Elections — Вести
- US President Accuses China of Attempts to Influence the 2020 Elections — Коммерсантъ
- China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rejects Trump's Accusations of Beijing Interfering in US Elections — Ведомости
- China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rejects Trump's Accusations of Beijing Interfering in US Elections — Интерфакс
- Trump Accuses China of Interfering in US Elections — Новая газета Европа
- Trump claims 'shocking vulnerability' of US election system and accuses China of interference in 2020 elections — Meduza
- Trump Accuses China of Influence on 2020 Elections — Дождь
- Trump claims 'vulnerabilities' in US election system and China's influence on 2020 elections — Дождь (Telegram)
- US President Accuses China of Attempts to Influence American Elections — Интерфакс
- CBS: Trump in address to nation accuses China of interfering in US elections — Ведомости
- Trump may announce China's alleged interference in US elections — Вести