India, July 18 -- China on Friday hit back at Donald Trump for accusing Beijing of meddling in American elections, dismissing the US President's claims as fabricated and a malicious smear and urging him to stop making baseless allegations.

China has always upheld the principle of non-interference in other countries' internal affairs and has neither any interest in nor ever interfered in US elections, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a media briefing while answering a question on Trump's allegations.

In contrast, the international community knows full well who habitually interferes in other countries' internal affairs, indiscriminately conducts long-term surveillance of Governments, businesses and ordinary citizens around the ...