China seeks to ‘influence and interfere’ upcoming US presidential elections, alleges Antony Blinken

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken , during the final day of his three-day visit to China, said that the US observed signs of Chinese attempts to “influence and arguably interfere" in the forthcoming US presidential elections , despite earlier assurances from Chinese President Xi Jinping to refrain from such actions, CNN reported. In an interview with CNN on Friday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shared his observations about Chinese attempts to influence the upcoming US elections. These comments came after he visited China, where he spent hours discussing various contentious topics with high-level Chinese officials, including President Xi...