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Trump was briefed on unverified intelligence that China offered bounties to Afghan 'non-state actors' to attack US troops

China's President Xi Jinping and China's first lady Peng Liyuan and U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania attend a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People on November 9, 2017 in Beijing, China.President Donald Trump was briefed earlier this month on unconfirmed intelligence reports that China offered bounties to non-state actors in Afghanistan to attack US troops, according to Axios and Politico.

Trump received the intel briefing on December 17, and US officials are working to verify the information. "Like all first reports, we react with caution to initial reports," one senior administration official familiar with the matter told Axios, adding that, "any intel reports relating to the safety of our forces we take very seriously."

 

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