Trump said last week that China 'should start an investigation' into Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
China says it will not investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter, according to the South China Morning Post.The call to investigate Biden increased scrutiny of Trump following his push for Ukraine to probe the Bidens.
U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping leave a business leaders event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017.China has dismissed President Donald Trump's request to investigate his political rival Joe Biden,"We have no intention of intervening in the domestic affairs of the United States.
His call for Beijing to start a probe into one of his main competitors for the presidency increased concerns about Trump abusing his power to influence the 2020 election. Trump's push to get Ukraine to investigate the Bidens sparked an ongoing House impeachment inquiry into the president's conduct. Trump's call for China to probe the Biden family came only days before Beijing's negotiators were set to resume trade talks with U.S. officials in Washington on Thursday. The world's two largest economies hope to reach an agreement and end a damaging trade war, and Trump's request raised questions about whether a possible probe could affect negotiations.The president's call for China to investigate the Bidens increased criticism of him on Capitol Hill. Sen.
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