China denies cyberattacks on US election campaigns

American flags are displayed together with Chinese flags on top of a trishaw in Beijing. China batted away Microsoft's allegations, accusing them 'fabrication' and 'creating trouble'. — AP

BEIJING: Beijing on Sept 11 denied trying to meddle in US presidential election after American tech giant Microsoft said it had parried cyberattacks from overseas groups – including from China – against both the Republican and Democratic campaigns.

Microsoft warned it had detected attempts at election interference from overseas, including Russia, Iran and the China-based "Zirconium", which targeted people linked to Democratic candidate Joe Biden's campaign.