President Trump said Thursday that China should investigate the business dealings of 2020 rival Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, as he doubled down on his prior — and controversial — call for Ukraine to do the same.
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“China has long pursued the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries,” foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told the South China Morning Post.
“We have no intention of intervening in the domestic affairs of the United States. Our position is consistent and clear.”
President Trump might have expected a different approach from China but China’s officals decided not tor react.
The president’s public comments regarding China prompted widespread backlash from Democratic lawmakers. Joe Biden’s campaign immediately issued a rebuke of Trump’s remarks, saying they represented “a grotesque choice of lies over truth and self over country.”
Federal Elections Commission (FEC) Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub also reiterated that “it is illegal for any person to solicit, accept, or receive anything of value from a foreign national in connection with a U.S. election.”