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China blasts unfounded smear as Trump election claims threaten diplomatic thaw
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from scmp.com · China
China has condemned what it calls an "unfounded smear," suggesting that election-related claims by Trump are jeopardizing a potential diplomatic warming between the nations.
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