China rejects Trump’s election meddling claims as ‘fabricated’ and ‘slanderous’

Beijing has sharply dismissed President Donald Trump’s allegations of Chinese interference in US elections, mirroring its strong reaction to similar accusations he has made over the years. The allegations were “entirely fabricated, maliciously slanderous and have long been proven completely groundless”, foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Friday. It followed a prime-time national address b