Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Politics › Trump softens tone on alleged China election meddling...
Politics

Trump softens tone on alleged China election meddling before Rubio-Wang talks

Trump softens tone on alleged China election meddling before Rubio-Wang talks
South China Morning Post Tuesday 21 July 2026, 17:35 UTC By Nayan Seth,Teresa Elena Frontado 1 min read
Key Points

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump signalled that Washington would confront Beijing over its alleged interference in the 2020 election but played down the prospect of retaliation. “We’re going to talk to them about it,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday, adding that the alleged interference “took place a long time ago” and that China might be “a little bit different today than it was then”.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump signalled that Washington would confront Beijing over its alleged interference in the 2020 election but played down the prospect of retaliation. “We’re going to talk to them about it,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday, adding that the alleged interference “took place a long time ago” and that China might be “a little bit different today than it was then”. “They do things...
China (LOCATION) Rubio-Wang (PERSON) US (LOCATION) State (ORG) Marco Rubio (PERSON) Chinese (ORG) Wang Yi (PERSON) Manila (LOCATION) Donald Trump (PERSON) Washington (LOCATION) Beijing (LOCATION)
Originally published by South China Morning Post Read original →

Related Stories

Judge temporarily blocks Trump policy stripping thousands of immigrants’ work permits

Judge temporarily blocks Trump policy stripping thousands of immigrants’ work permits The order will remain in effect until the judge decides whether to issue a longer-term pause on the administration's policy - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments A federal judge has delivered a temporary setback to the Trump administration's immigration agenda, blocking a policy that would have stripped tens of thousands of asylum seekers and immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of their ability...

The Independent World 16m ago

Former Clinton official warns 'radical' socialist takeover will 'destroy' the Democratic Party if unchecked

A lifelong Democrat and former Clinton administration official issued a warning to his party, arguing that radical socialist factions will "destroy" the Democratic Party if leadership fails to act. Speaking on "Fox & Friends" Tuesday, Jamie Metzl called on Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and party leaders to stand against the threat posed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)."The DSA is a radical extremist movement trying to take over the Democratic Party," Metzl said. "They want...

Fox News 18m ago

Falling objects at BlueScope trigger breaches months after death

BlueScope Steel hit with multiple workplace safety breaches after contractor's death Wed 22 Jul 2026 at 5:58am In short: One of Australia's largest unions has raised serious concerns about safety at BlueScope. There have been six incidents involving falling tools and building materials reported to the regulator, less than a year since contractor Jack McGrath was killed.

ABC Australia 19m ago

Zelensky sacks Ukraine's top army commander after days of protests

The move comes days after the removal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

BBC News 20m ago