China responded to President Donald Trump’s speech accusing Beijing of meddling in voting in the United States on Friday, denouncing his remarks as “malicious smears.”

In his primetime address Thursday evening, Trump highlighted declassified intelligence that he claimed indicated U.S. elections are vulnerable to Chinese interference and accused “deep state” officials of previously hiding the evidence from the public.

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