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Trump says China stole US voters’ data. Will this derail his September summit with Xi?
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In a July 16 prime-time speech that prominent American TV networks refused to broadcast live, US President Donald Trump said the records show China acquired 220 million US voter files, beginning in the 2020 election cycle.
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PHILADELPHIA – US President Donald Trump’s allegations that China acquired information on millions of American voters and attempted to meddle in the 2020 election are unlikely to upend the carefully tended US-China relationship, US analysts say.
In a July 16 prime-time speech that prominent American TV networks refused to broadcast live, Trump said the records show China acquired 220 million US voter files, beginning in the 2020 election cycle.
