Antony Blinken says he’s seen evidence of China attempting to ‘influence and interfere’ with the 2024 elections despite repeated warnings to Xi Jinping [Video]

By Emily Goodin, Senior U.S. Political Reporter In Washington D.C. and Associated Press 13:49 EDT 26 Apr 2024, updated 14:48 EDT 26 Apr 2024

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. has seen evidence that China is trying to ‘influence’ and ‘interfere’ in the November presidential election despite a commitment from leader Xi Jinping not to do so.

‘We have seen, generally speaking, evidence of attempts to influence and arguably interfere, and we want to make sure that that’s cut off as quickly as possible,’ Blinken told CNN.

‘Any interference by China in our election is something that we’re looking very carefully at and is totally unacceptable to us, so I wanted to make sure that they heard that message again,’ he noted.

When Xi met with President Joe Bidenin San Francisco in November, he pledged not to interfere …