China Confirms Contact with US on Leader Exchanges Amid Meddling Allegations
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Beijing confirmed ongoing contact with the United States regarding exchanges between their leaders later this year, hours after America's top diplomat downplayed the impact of Chinese election meddling allegations on high-level engagement.
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China and the United States are maintaining communication regarding future interactions between their heads of state, even as allegations of Chinese election meddling are being discussed.
China and the United States have stayed in contact about exchanges between their leaders this year, Beijing said just hours after America’s top diplomat downplayed the possibility that allegations of Chinese meddling in US elections would derail high-level engagement.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Monday that the Chinese and American sides had “maintained communication regarding the arrangements for the heads of states’ interactions later this year”.
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