Blinken tells CNN the US has seen evidence of China attempting to influence upcoming US elections | CNN Politics

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    98% Negative

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"China or actors that are believed to be affiliated with Beijing have been accused of political interference in other countries, such as Canada."
Negative
-36% Liberal
"Blinkenu2019s trip u2014 his second to the country in less than a year u2014 is the latest in a string of high-level engagements that culminated in the Biden-Xi summit late last year and that have seen the two countries start to expand what had been severely diminished bilateral communications."
Positive
16% Conservative
"Blinkenu2019s trip u2014 his second to the country in less than a year u2014 is the latest in a string of high-level engagements that culminated in the Biden-Xi summit late last year and that have seen the two countries start to expand what had been severely diminished bilateral communications."
Positive
16% Conservative
"Instead, they characterized thisu00a0as trade with Russia and said Moscowu2019s success didnu2019t depend on China, Blinken added."
Positive
8% Conservative
"Blinken made the comments to CNNu2019s Kylie Atwood in an interview Friday at the close of a three-day to trip to China, where the top American diplomat spent hours meeting with top Chinese officials including Xi,u00a0as the two countries navigated a raft of contentious issues from US tech controls to Beijingu2019s support for Moscow."
Positive
0% Conservative
"Blinken said he repeated a message President Joe Biden gave to Xi during their summit in San Francisco last Novemberu00a0not to interfere in the 2024 US presidential elections."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"Blinken said he repeated a message President Joe Biden gave to Xi during their summit in San Francisco last Novemberu00a0not to interfere in the 2024 US presidential elections."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"u201cWhat we said to China is this u2013 weu2019re going to take actions we already have, and if it doesnu2019t stop, weu2019re going to have to take more action, and you can anticipate as well, that other countries will (too),u201d Blinken said, adding that he raised the issue to both Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Xi."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"When asked whetheru00a0putting forward a framework toward a two-state solution, which would establish a Palestinian state, and a normalization of ties between long time rivals Israel and Saudi Arabia could push forward a ceasefire and an end to the war, Blinken said the US remains u201cactively engagedu201d on these issues."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"Beijing CNN u00a0u2014u00a0 n US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US has seen evidence of Chinese attempts tou00a0u201cinfluence and arguably interfereu201d with the upcoming US elections, despite an earlier commitment from leader Xi Jinping not to do so."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"u201cAny interference by China in our election is something that weu2019re looking very carefully at and is totally unacceptable to us, so I wanted to make sure that they heard that message again,u201d Blinken said, adding there was concern about China and other countries playing on existing social divisions in the US in influence campaigns."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Blinken also said he used his meeting to raise the Biden administrationu2019s concerns about Chinau2019s supportu00a0for Russiau2019su00a0defense industrial baseu00a0u2013 and to stress that further action would be taken by the US on top of existing sanctions on more than 100 Chinese entities and individuals if such support continues."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Blinken also said he used his meeting to raise the Biden administrationu2019s concerns about Chinau2019s supportu00a0for Russiau2019su00a0defense industrial baseu00a0u2013 and to stress that further action would be taken by the US on top of existing sanctions on more than 100 Chinese entities and individuals if such support continues."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"When asked about to resolving the conflict in Gaza, Blinken said it was on Hamas to decide if they are going to allow a ceasefire to go forward or not, after the militant group refused to agree to multiple possible deals."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Referencing the countries that came to Israelu2019s defense after Iran launched its April 13 aerial attack, Blinken said you could u201csee a path in the future where Israel is genuinely integrated in the region, where other countries are helping to make sure itu2019s defended.u201d"
Negative
-16% Liberal
"u201cWe are (now) focused on areas where weu2019re working to cooperate, but also weu2019re being very forthright about our differences and thatu2019s important if weu2019re going to avoid the competition weu2019re in turning into conflict,u201d Blinken told CNN."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Responding to a question referencing reports of use ofu00a0antisemiticu00a0rhetoric at some of these gatherings, Blinken said there had been instances where there have been clear expressions ofu00a0antisemitism, butu00a0u201cprotests in and of themselves are notu00a0antisemitic.u201d"
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Blinken also defended the American right to protest, when asked about pro-Palestinian protests that have erupted across college campuses in the US in recent days amid mounting concern about the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"u201cI think now, hopefully we are not seeing that kind of escalation,u201d Blinken said."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"u201cWe have seen, generally speaking, evidence of attempts to influence and arguably interfere, and we want to make sure that thatu2019s cut off as quickly as possible,u201d Blinken said when asked whether China was violating Xiu2019s commitment to Biden so far."
Negative
-44% Liberal
"u201cWe have seen, generally speaking, evidence of attempts to influence and arguably interfere, and we want to make sure that thatu2019s cut off as quickly as possible,u201d Blinken said when asked whether China was violating Xiu2019s commitment to Biden so far."
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-44% Liberal

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32% : China or actors that are believed to be affiliated with Beijing have been accused of political interference in other countries, such as Canada.

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