China rejects US election interference allegation as groundless

China rejected on Friday US President Donald Trump's claim that China had interfered in US elections, calling it entirely fabricated and a malicious smear.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a regular news conference that the accusation had long been proven groundless.

China has always adhered to the principle of non-interference in other countries' internal affairs and has no interest in and has never interfered in US elections, Lin said.

By contrast, the international community knows full well who frequently interferes in other countries' internal affairs, indiscriminately conducts long-term surveillance of governments, businesses and ordinary people around the world, and steals foreign citizens' data on a massive scale, he said.

"We urge the US side to reflect on its own conduct, stop making groundless accusations against China, refrain from using China as an issue in its elections, and do more to benefit China-US relations," Lin said.