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Trump election claims against China add friction ahead of planned Xi meeting
Trump declassified intelligence saying China obtained 220 million US voter files, while China denied election interference, raising uncertainty for the September diplomatic push on trade.
Markets are focused less on the election dispute itself and more on how renewed US-China tensions could affect efforts to extend the trade truce ahead of a planned September meeting between President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, according to Forexlive.
Forexlive cited Reuters reporting that Trump declassified intelligence on Thursday, saying it showed Chinese interference in the 2020 US election, reviving long running concerns about election security despite a prior US intelligence assessment finding no evidence Beijing altered the outcome.
Trump said the material indicated China illicitly obtained 220 million US voter files, including names, addresses and registration data, and accused parts of the intelligence community of suppressing the scope of the activity, while China’s embassy spokesperson rejected the claims and said Beijing has never and will never interfere in US elections.
The article also noted the allegations come as US-China ties had been steadying after last year’s costly tariff war, and that harsh rhetoric could complicate diplomacy into September even if the underlying claims ultimately face scrutiny.