Blinken says China is attempting to 'interfere' with 2024 election
Daily MailSecretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. has seen evidence that China is trying to 'influence' and 'interfere' in the November presidential election despite a commitment from leader Xi Jinping not to do so. Blinken said he raised concerns with Xi about China's support for Russia and its invasion of Ukraine, as well as other issues including Taiwan and the South China Sea, human rights and the production and export of synthetic opioid precursors. Blinken also discussed with Xi China's maritime maneuvers in the disputed South China Sea, and reiterated 'ironclad' American support for the Philippines, its oldest treaty ally in Asia. China's foreign ministry said the U.S. position on Chinese defense trade with Russia was hypocritical when considered alongside the amount of military assistance Washington is providing to Kyiv.