China Tried to Shape the Outcome of 2022 Midterm Elections, Intelligence Report Says

Published on December 19, 2023

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) attempted to meddle in the 2022 midterm elections, aiming to undermine certain candidates viewed as “anti-China” and promote others deemed “pro-China,” according to a new report from the U.S. Intelligence Community. “China tacitly approved efforts to try to influence a handful of midterm races involving members of both U.S. political parties,” the intelligence agencies said in their assessment published on Dec. 18, emphasizing that they came to such a conclusion with “high confidence.” The report, with substantial portions redacted, did not say which midterm races the CCP had targeted. In one case, China “covertly denigrat[ed]” an unnamed Senate candidate online using “inauthentic accounts.” The report was released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI)....

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