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Trump accuses China of 2018 election meddling; Beijing rejects charge

By Yara Bayoumy and Michelle Nichols

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he chairs a meeting of the United Nations Security Council held during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China of seeking to meddle in the Nov. 6 U.S. congressional elections, saying Beijing did not want his Republican Party to do well because of his pugnacious stance on trade.

 

"China has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming 2018 election, coming up in November. Against my administration," Trump told a U.N. Security Council meeting whose ostensible subject was nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

 

Chairing the Council for the first time, Trump made no reference to suspected Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election and provided no evidence for his allegation about China, which Beijing immediately rejected during the same meeting.

 

"We did not and will not interfere in any country's domestic affairs. We refuse to accept any unwarranted accusations against China," the Chinese government's top diplomat Wang Yi told the Council.

 

The United States and China are embroiled in a trade war, sparked by Trump's accusations that China has long sought to steal U.S. intellectual property, limit access to its own market and unfairly subsidise state-owned companies.

 

Later on Wednesday, Trump referred to a Chinese government-run media company's four-page supplement in the Sunday Des Moines Register promoting the mutual benefits of U.S.-China trade. The practice of foreign governments buying space in U.S. newspapers to promote trade is common and differs from a clandestine operation run by a national intelligence agency.

 

"China is actually placing propaganda ads in the Des Moines Register and other papers, made to look like news," Trump said in a Twitter post.

 

In a Des Moines Register article about the advertising supplement, Carol Hunter, executive editor of the newspaper, said the placement was not surprising.

 

"It’s not surprising that China Daily sought to place advertising with the Des Moines Register, because the Register is Iowa’s largest news organisation and Iowa farmers are disproportionately affected by China’s tariffs," Hunter said.

 

A senior Trump administration official said China uses political, economic, commercial, military and information tools to influence U.S. public opinion and promote the interests of the Chinese government and Communist Party.

 

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence plans to make a speech next week detailing the allegations, said the official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, saying the U.S. government was working to declassify further information on the matter.

 

During an evening news conference, Trump described Chinese President Xi Jinping as a friend, prompting a reporter to ask how that could be the case given the allegations of meddling.

 

"Maybe he's not any more, I'll be honest with you," Trump replied.

 

IRAN: U.S. 'ABUSED' COUNCIL SESSION

Trump also used the Security Council session to defend the U.S. withdrawal in May from a 2015 international nuclear deal with Iran, hint at progress in U.S. efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear programme, and to criticise Iran and Russia for supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the country's war, now in its eighth year.

 

"The Syrian regime's butchery is enabled by Russia and Iran," Trump said.

 

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif responded in a Twitter post, saying the United States had "abused" the Council and is "further isolated."

 

Trump's allegation of Chinese election meddling came as a surprise during a formal meeting around the Security Council's horseshoe table that was expected to concentrate on the spread of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.

 

"They do not want me or us to win because I am the first president ever to challenge China on trade and we are winning on trade, we are winning at every level. We don't want them to meddle or interfere in our upcoming election," said Trump, who is attending the U.N.'s annual gathering of world leaders.

 

Trump himself is not up for re-election until 2020 but November's voting will decide whether his Republican Party can keep control of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Some opinion polls show that the Democratic Party could make a strong showing, notably in the House.

 

In the latest salvo in the trade dispute, U.S. tariffs on $200 billion (152 billion pounds) worth of Chinese goods and retaliatory taxes by Beijing on $60 billion worth of U.S. products kicked in on Monday, unnerving global financial markets.

 

During his roughly 10-minute speech, Trump made no reference to U.S. allegations against Russia concerning the election that brought him to power.

 

Speaking later to reporters, Trump said: "They (China) are trying to meddle in our elections. And we’re not going to let that happen, just as we’re not going to let that happen with Russia."

 

Trump's presidency has been dogged by the Russian issue, which led to an investigation by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller into potential collusion between Moscow and the Trump campaign, which Trump rejects. Moscow denies interfering.

 

(Reporting by Yara Bayoumy, Steve Holland, David Lawder and Michelle Nichols; Writing by Arshad Mohammed; editing by James Dalgleish and Grant McCool)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-09-27

[stevenl]

America Alone.

[Boon Mee]

Of course the Chi Coms would reject the charge. Deny 'till you die is their position. 

[keith101]

Another deflect away from himself as he knows he's the reason why the Republicans aren't going to do well at the midterms but will blame anyone else just like the loser he is .

[Morch]

17 minutes ago, Boon Mee said:

Of course the Chi Coms would reject the charge. Deny 'till you die is their position. 

 

Funny how that applies to Trump and Trump's supporters with regard to charges about that other intervention.

[stevenl]

19 minutes ago, Boon Mee said:

Of course the Chi Coms would reject the charge. Deny 'till you die is their position. 

Quoting from the Trump playbook are you.

[dcutman]

22 minutes ago, keith101 said:

Republicans aren't going to do well at the midterms but will blame anyone else just like the loser he is .

Just the two points for the Trump hater.

Who is President of the United States and who was a 98% shoe in to be the President? So who is the looser here? And are you sure you want to go there again?

[Odysseus123]

He's at it again.

[mamypoko]

Did he say China? ochen horosho

[mikebike]

1 hour ago, Boon Mee said:

Of course the Chi Coms would reject the charge. Deny 'till you die is their position. 

So the "Chi Coms" read the GOP playbook. Were they sharing it with Kavanaugh?

[Becker]

55 minutes ago, dcutman said:

Just the two points for the Trump hater.

Who is President of the United States and who was a 98% shoe in to be the President? So who is the looser here? And are you sure you want to go there again?

Just one point for the man-child supporter:

We know he won despite losing the popular vote badly - the electoral college should clearly be scrapped to better reflect the will of the people.

 

Back on topic:

The man-child is now bleeting about Chinese election interference wile at the same time bristling at the mere mention of the proven Russian interference on his behalf.

Stinking draft dodging traitor

Edited September 27, 2018 by Becker

[lannarebirth]

1 hour ago, Morch said:

 

Funny how that applies to Trump and Trump's supporters with regard to charges about that other intervention.

 

True enough but that doesn'tmean the Chinese are not on the attack, constantly, on the WWW.

[stevenl]

6 minutes ago, lannarebirth said:

 

True enough but that doesn'tmean the Chinese are not on the attack, constantly, on the WWW.

Yes, I'm sure they are. That would have been in one of the security briefings he doesn't read.

His attack here was about a newspaper ad.

[Morch]

13 minutes ago, lannarebirth said:

 

True enough but that doesn'tmean the Chinese are not on the attack, constantly, on the WWW.

 

I have no doubt of that. My post wasn't a defense of China, but rather pointing out the hypocrisy of the comment replied to.

[Tug]

What!!!the 400 pound guy is Chinese?ha ha just spinning and spuewing BS desperately deflecting blaming no wonder the un assembly was laughing at the orange clown it’s real lying embarrassing but it’s really funny as well (scary to)

[ncc1701d]

3 hours ago, Boon Mee said:

Of course the Chi Coms would reject the charge. Deny 'till you die is their position. 

So when the fbi, cia and 10 other American run agencies say the Russians - and only the Russians were interfering with the presidential election and they have evidence; you don’t believe them. When trump says the Chinese are going to interfere with the upcoming midterms with zero evidence and no agency has yet to confirm it; you believe trump. Please look up “cognitive dissonance”. It’s what you have.

[Becker]

7 minutes ago, ncc1701d said:

So when the fbi, cia and 10 other American run agencies say the Russians - and only the Russians were interfering with the presidential election and they have evidence; you don’t believe them. When trump says the Chinese are going to interfere with the upcoming midterms with zero evidence and no agency has yet to confirm it; you believe trump. Please look up “cognitive dissonance”. It’s what you have.

 

I believe it's a recently classified mental illness, the so-called Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS).

[wwest5829]

4 hours ago, dcutman said:

Just the two points for the Trump hater.

Who is President of the United States and who was a 98% shoe in to be the President? So who is the looser here? And are you sure you want to go there again?

The loser here is the status of the USA, the American citizens and, as we are seeing, the world community. Ah, well, the result of two faulty major party candidates. Or perhaps the recognition that the vast majority of eligible citizen voters did not vote.

[dcutman]

3 minutes ago, wwest5829 said:

The loser here is the status of the USA, the American citizens and, as we are seeing, the world community. Ah, well, the result of two faulty major party candidates. Or perhaps the recognition that the vast majority of eligible citizen voters did not vote.

Please, If you are not able to put together a coherent response, and unable to contain your emotions, best not respond to a conversation you were not a part of in the first place.

thank you.

[bristolboy]

5 hours ago, Boon Mee said:

Of course the Chi Coms would reject the charge. Deny 'till you die is their position. 

So the fact that the Chinese deny is proof positive that they're doing it? The absence of evidence constitutes proof positive, apparently.

[worgeordie]

It's Russia, mushroom dick.

regards worgeordie

[bendejo]

He not only knows that they are doing it, he knows why they are doing it.

Not only brilliant, but clairvoyant too!

 

Of course he's preparing his cry-baby defense for when the party gets bashed in the mid-terms.  He did the same thing in 2016 when he didn't think he would win, crying "foul!" before the election even took place.  Unfairly is one of his favorite words.  His moment of having the UN laugh him proves he has no idea just how ridiculous he is.

 

 

[bendejo]

5 hours ago, Morch said:

  6 hours ago, Boon Mee said:

Of course the Chi Coms would reject the charge. Deny 'till you die is their position. 

 

No, that is one of central principles of Roger Stone, one of DT's political gurus, stated as "deny, deny, deny."

 

 

[Becker]

32 minutes ago, dcutman said:

Please, If you are not able to put together a coherent response, and unable to contain your emotions, best not respond to a conversation you were not a part of in the first place.

thank you.

Contrary to most of your posts his was quite coherent. And I bet I know where he wants you to put your advice.

Just sayin'.

[Odysseus123]

"Chicoms"?

 

Gaw'd it's back to Korea an' the hellish battle of Chosin reservoir..

 

To quote that quaint military megalomaniac.."Old posters never die..they don't even fade away.."

 

[Odysseus123]

3 minutes ago, car720 said:

 

Ooh, Ooh, Ooh.

Please Sir, I know.

Cognitive disonance is when you buy that super duper washing machine and then when you get it home you cannot help wondering if you got the best deal or not.  

You haven't.

Deal with it ????

[Odysseus123]

7 minutes ago, car720 said:

 

Or maybe I can just keep on smoking even though I know it is no good for me. 

Well..we all gotta die sometime..irrespective  of what we do.

 

(Now..that should create a helluva lot of cognitive dissonance????)

Edited September 27, 2018 by Odysseus123