Pakistan, July 17 -- China on Friday rejected allegations by US President Donald Trump that Beijing interfered in American elections. The Chinese government said the accusations lacked factual basis and were aimed at damaging China's image.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian responded to the claims during a press briefing in Beijing. He said China had no interest in interfering in US elections and had never taken such actions.

Trump earlier alleged that China obtained 220 million US voter files during the 2020 election cycle. He described the incident as a major compromise of election data.

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