US President Donald Trump’s claims that China is trying to manipulate elections have triggered concern among Chinese-Americans community leaders and citizens, with some believing they will be targeted as “scapegoats” if midterm election results are deemed unsatisfactory by the White House. In a fiery prime-time address to the nation on Thursday evening, Trump delivered an unprecedented broadside against China, accusing Beijing of orchestrating the “largest compromise of election data in history”...
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July 17, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Trump’s China election-interference claims spark scapegoat fears among Asian-Americans
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