US accuses China of seeking to interfere in presidential elections

“We know that China has the most active role,” US national security adviser Robert O’Brien told a press conference on September 4. He also accused China of “having the largest program to interfere in the internal political affairs of the United States,” followed by Iran and Russia. However, it did not provide evidence for these allegations.

US intelligence accused Russia of being behind a campaign of cyber attacks aimed at dominating the 2016 US presidential election to give Republican candidate Donald Trump an advantage, and there are now reports that hackers in Russia may attempt to interfere in the elections. presidential elections on November 3. Moscow has repeatedly denied this claim.

“We have made it very clear to China, Russia, Iran and others that any attempt to interfere in the US elections will face serious consequences,” O’Brien said. In August, O’Brien also said that the United States discovered that Chinese hackers were targeting the American electoral infrastructure. US Attorney General William Barr also said this week that he believes China is a greater threat of electoral interference than Russia, but did not elaborate.

Meanwhile, China has repeatedly denied accusations by the United States that its hackers attacked the network against American companies, politicians or government agencies. Commenting on O’Brien’s latest accusation, the Chinese embassy in Washington reiterated the State Department’s statement last month that China has no interest in meddling in the US elections.

The above allegations are made amid escalating tensions between the US and China, from trade issues to the Covid-19 pandemic. In his speech to the Republican National Congress late last month, US President Donald Trump said Beijing supports Democratic candidate Joe Biden and wants him to fail in the next election.

Minh Phuong
According to the Reuters