2020 U.S. election
Coverage of 2020 U.S. election in the Nexus archive.
- Fact check: Trump revives US election fraud claims
US President Donald Trump claimed Chinese voter interference in the 2020 US election during a primetime address. DW analyzed declassified documents related to his allegations.
- China rejects Trump’s election interference claim as ‘groundless accusations’
China denied interfering in the 2020 U.S. election and called President Trump's allegations 'groundless accusations,' urging the U.S. to stop making false claims. The Chinese Foreign Ministry emphasized it has 'no interest in interfering' and linked the dispute to concerns about the planned visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the U.S. in September.
- READ: Trump documents allege China interfered in U.S. elections
President Trump alleged that U.S. intelligence agencies covered up information about Chinese efforts to influence the 2020 U.S. election. The White House released documents suggesting foreign adversaries like China, Russia, and Iran posed threats to U.S. elections, though some documents note large-scale manipulation would be difficult to execute undetected.