Xi Jinping and Biden Meeting: China’s Promise to Not Interfere in US Election – Exclusive CNN Report

2024-01-31 07:19:45

Xi Jinping and Biden held a two-hour meeting at the Filoli estate in San Francisco, USA, in November last year. (Picture/reproduced from “CNN”)

“CNN” exclusively reported on the 30th that Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Joe Biden during his “Xi Xi meeting” in San Francisco last November that Beijing would not interfere in this year’s U.S. presidential election. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Zhou also reiterated this matter when he met with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Thailand.

Xi Jinping and Biden held a two-hour meeting at the Filoli estate in San Francisco last November. CNN exclusively exposed the content that neither US nor Chinese officials announced at the time. Sources said that Biden first raised the issue of “election interference” at the time, and Sullivan raised it once more when he met with Wang Yi in Bangkok last weekend. Both Xi Jinping and Wang Yi gave the same reply, that is, “Beijing will not interfere in the U.S. election this fall.”

According to people familiar with the matter, in recent months, high-level officials from China and the United States have repeatedly mentioned the possibility of China interfering in the U.S. election in meetings, indicating that China-U.S. relations are worrying and that U.S. officials were involved in the hacking of Russian intelligence agencies in 2016. The Democratic National Committee remains wary of foreign interference in the election following sending widespread emails to undermine then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s candidacy.

U.S. public intelligence indicates that since then, Iranian, Cuban and Chinese spies have been actively trying to influence U.S. elections. Although Russia has always been more active than China in interfering in US elections, there are signs that China is becoming more active, especially targeting US voters and candidates.

Xi Jinping promised Biden: not to interfere in the US election this year. (Picture/reproduced from “CNN”)

Since 2020, senior Chinese officials have aimed to “widen divisions in American society” and instructed Chinese spies to “increase efforts to influence U.S. policy and public opinion in China’s favor.” These actions include using fake social media accounts to spread information online. Attacking American politicians on the road. Microsoft has warned before.

The report pointed out that even if China does not interfere in the election this time, Beijing’s hackers are still very influential; in the past few months, U.S. national security officials have warned that Chinese cyber spies have invaded the computer networks of the U.S. maritime and transportation departments. If Beijing invades Taiwan, , might interfere with U.S. military response. Although the FBI and Justice Department have used court orders to try to reduce the impact of Chinese hacking operations, the threat remains.

A senior NSA official revealed that no new foreign interference efforts have been detected in the 2024 election, but U.S. officials are preparing for Russia, Iran, China and other foreign forces to try to disrupt voters through propaganda, cyberattacks or other means .

Christopher Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Installation Security Agency (CISA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said that the United States is facing geopolitical and domestic political turmoil, which has given interested parties motivation and opportunities to make choices. Coupled with artificial intelligence ( AI) impact, this year’s election may be different from previous ones.

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