Trump claims China hacked 220M US voter records
US President Donald Trump has accused China of executing the largest cyberattack on voter data in history, announcing plans to declassify documents that he claims expose critical vulnerabilities in the American electoral system.
Beijing has firmly rejected the allegations, stating it has never interfered in internal US affairs.
Allegations of massive data breach
Speaking at the White House, Trump declared that his administration will release classified files detailing the alleged compromise of US election infrastructure.
According to Trump, the documents show that China engaged in a multi-year hacking operation starting with the 2020 presidential vote. He stated that the breach led to the illegal acquisition of 220 million American voter records across 18 states.
Trump also claimed that US intelligence agencies failed to disclose the full scale of the intrusion during the 2020 election cycle.
Context and lack of evidence
The claims align with Trump's ongoing assertions regarding the 2020 presidential election, which he continues to maintain was compromised.
However, extensive investigations, state audits, independent expert assessments, and US court rulings have repeatedly found no evidence of widespread fraud that would have altered the election outcome.
Beijing denies involvement
China moved quickly to dismiss the assertions. A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington reaffirmed Beijing's stance on non-interference.
Official statements emphasized that US elections remain an internal matter decided solely by American voters, adding that China has not interfered and will not interfere in US political processes.
The planned declassification risks further intensifying diplomatic friction between Washington and Beijing amid ongoing disputes over trade, technology, and mutual cyber-espionage concerns.
Translation by Iurie Tataru
