US Presidential Election 2020 and Involvement of Russia and China.
                     US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2020 AND 
INVOLVEMENT OF RUSSIA AND CHINA
INTRODUCTION
• China, Russia and Iran are among countries seeking to influence the US 
presidential election this year, a top US intelligence chief has warned.
• A statement issued by the director of US counterintelligence said 
foreign states were using "covert and overt influence measures" to 
swing the vote.
Source: Chicago Sun Times
CHINA
• China don’t want President Donald Trump's re-election while Russia 
wanted to hurt Democrat Joe Biden.
• Intelligence chiefs accuse Russia of interfering in the 2016 election.
Source: Chicago Sun Times
RUSSIA
• Russia wanted to help boost Mr Trump's campaign, including by 
spreading disinformation online. But Russia has denied the allegations.
• Russia is using a range of measures to primarily denigrate former Vice 
President Biden and what it sees as an anti-Russia ‘establishment
Source: Brooking
THE STATEMENT  BY WILLIAM EVANINA
• The by William Evanina, director of the National Counter intelligence 
and Security Centre, raises fears of a repeat of the 2016 election, when 
Russia manipulated social media to help Trump and hurt his opponent 
Hillary Clinton.
Source: Chicago Sun Times
ELECTION THREAT
• Andriy Derkach, a pro-Russia Ukrainian politician, as “spreading claims 
about corruption – including through publicized leaked phone calls” to 
attack Biden’s campaign.
•  The Washington Post reported that Derkach has met repeatedly with 
Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
Source: Verdict
POLITICAL PRESSURE
• China has been expanding its influence efforts ahead of November 
2020 to shape the policy environment in the United States.
•  Putting pressure on political figures it views as opposed to China’s 
interests, and deflect and counter criticism of China.
Source: Guernsey Press
CHINA’S CRITICISM 
• China’s criticism of Trump’s handling of the corona virus pandemic, the 
closure of China’s consulate in Houston and the White House responses 
to Chinese actions in Hong Kong and the South China Sea.
Source: Axios
IRAN
• Iran, meanwhile, was seeking to undermine US democratic institutions 
and Trump, and to divide the country ahead of the 2020 elections.
Source: wsj.com
STRATEGY OF IRAN
• Iran’s efforts along these lines probably will focus on on-line influence, 
such as spreading disinformation on social media and recirculation anti-
US content. 
• Tehran’s motivation to conduct such activities is, in part, driven by a 
perception that President Trump’s re-election.
Source: Asia Times
ANTI-TRUMP PRESSURE
• The anti-Trump pressure group National Security Action denied that 
China’s public actions rose to the level of Russia’s covert election 
interference.
Source: Ustoday.com