Beijing urged the United States on Thursday to stop slandering China after President Donald Trump accused the Asian giant of trying to interfere in upcoming American congressional elections.
Geng Shuang, a foreign ministry spokesman, told reporters at a regular briefing in Beijing that the Chinese government does not interfere in other countries’ internal affairs.
Trump said on Wednesday as he chaired the UN Security Council for the first time that China was meddling in the elections because it opposes his tough trade policies.
The White House provided scant evidence of anything akin to the level of Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election. In Beijing, Geng said China urged the US to “stop making unwarranted accusations and slanders against China and stop the words and deeds that harm bilateral ties and the fundamental interest of the two peoples.”