Seen Evidence Of China Trying To Influence US Elections: Blinken

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The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the US has seen evidence that China has attempted to “influence and arguably interfere” with the upcoming US elections. He said Xi Jinping earlier committed that he would not do so. Speaking to US broadcaster CNN, he said that US President Joe Biden repeatedly gave one message to Xi Jinping during their summit in San Francisco last November and that was to not interfere with the 2024 US presidential elections. He said that Xi Jinping pledged not to do so. “We have seen, generally speaking, evidence of attempts to influence and...