Donald Trump said China is "undermining domestic confidence in" him via alleged election meddling

In a recent speech, President Donald Trump alleged that China interfered in U.S. elections by obtaining millions of voter records and by orchestrating a campaign intended to erode public trust in him—an assertion he connected to documents he said he was declassifying. Chinese officials immediately rejected the claims. Foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian called the accusations baseless fabrications, reaffirmed Beijing’s policy of noninterference, and urged Washington to stop using China as a domestic political issue. The exchange comes just two months after Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a summit that appeared to ease tensions after a prolonged trade war, and while Xi has been invited to the White House. These renewed allegations risk derailing that diplomatic progress.