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China rejects report it tried to obtain Federal Reserve data

A Chinese couple ride on an electric bike with decals of the American flag, passing by visitors tour at Erhai lake in Dali, in southwestern China's Yunnan province on Saturday, July 16, 2022. China's government on Wednesday, July 27, rejected as a "political lie" a report by The Wall Street Journal that Beijing tried to recruit informants in the Federal Reserve system to obtain U.S. economic data. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A Chinese couple ride on an electric bike with decals of the American flag, passing by a vendor selling souvenirs on a street in Dali, in southwestern China's Yunnan province on Sunday, July 17, 2022. China's government on Wednesday, July 27, rejected as a "political lie" a report by The Wall Street Journal that Beijing tried to recruit informants in the Federal Reserve system to obtain U.S. economic data. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian gestures during a news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. China's government on Wednesday rejected as a "political lie" a report by The Wall Street Journal that Beijing tried to recruit informants in the Federal Reserve system to obtain U.S. economic data. (AP Photo/Liu Zheng) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian gestures during a news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. China's government on Wednesday rejected as a "political lie" a report by The Wall Street Journal that Beijing tried to recruit informants in the Federal Reserve system to obtain U.S. economic data. (AP Photo/Liu Zheng)
China rejects report it tried to obtain Federal Reserve data