Trump’s election security claims threaten China truce, raise questions over Xi’s U.S. trip

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The president’s allegations of foreign interference in the 2020 vote, which Beijing rejected as “entirely fabricated,” come as the world’s two biggest economies are trying to improve ties.

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President Donald Trump with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing in May.Anadolu via Getty Images

July 17, 2026, 6:53 AM EDT

By Jennifer Jett

HONG KONG — President Donald Trump’s revived accusations of Chinese interference in U.S. elections risk antagonizing Beijing, which rejected the claims Friday as “entirely fabricated,” just as the world’s two biggest economies are repairing ties.

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