China ‘prefers’ Trump lose election as Russia works to denigrate Biden, US intel assessment says

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August 7, 2020 “We assess that China prefers that President Trump — whom Beijing sees as unpredictable — does not win reelection,” said William R. Evanina, director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, in a statement updating the election threat landscape heading into the November election. “China has been expanding its influence efforts ahead of November 2020 to shape the policy environment in the United States, pressure political figures it views as opposed to China’s interests, and deflect and counter criticism of China.” “We assess that Russia is using a range of measures to primarily denigrate former Vice President...