FBI chief says China has preferences in US election

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The head of the FBI said Tuesday that China is pushing its preferences in the US election as part of broad intelligence operations, whose economic ...

WASHINGTON: The head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday that China is pushing its preferences in the United States election as part of broad intelligence operations, whose economic impact he called unprecedented.

US intelligence concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election, in part by manipulating social media, in an effort to elect Trump. "If you're an American adult, it is more likely than not that China has stolen your personal data," he said, pointing to the massive 2017 data breach at credit reporting agency Equifax.

 

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