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Trump says China spies on the US after report linked satellite imagery to Iranian strike
The president said the two countries spy on each other after a report tied Chinese entities to imagery provided to Iran before an attack in Jordan. The Wall Street Journal reported that the strike killed three US troops.
Donald Trump said China spies on the United States and argued that Washington does the same, after being asked about a report on alleged Chinese assistance to Iran before a missile attack in Jordan.
Fox News Politics reported that the president spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One. He was asked about a The Wall Street Journal report saying Chinese entities allegedly provided Iran with high-resolution satellite imagery of Muwaffaq Salti Air Base before Tehran’s July 17 strike.
According to The Wall Street Journal, US officials linked that imagery to the Iranian attack on the Jordanian base, which killed three American troops. The newspaper also said those officials viewed it as the clearest evidence so far that support from Chinese entities for Iran during the war had deadly consequences for US forces.
The same report said the officials did not identify the Chinese entities involved and did not accuse Beijing of direct participation in the attack.
Asked whether he planned to raise the matter with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to the United States, Trump said Xi had behaved reasonably well and repeated that both countries engage in spying.
Fox News Politics added that Xi is scheduled to travel to Washington on September 24 for a summit with Trump. The White House did not immediately respond to the outlet’s request for comment.
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