US accuses China of 'bullying' with 'propaganda ads'

BEIJING, Sept 30 (Reuters): A week after an official Chinese newspaper ran a four-page ad in a US daily touting the mutual benefits of US-China trade, the US ambassador to China accused Beijing of using the American press to spread propaganda.

The US President last Wednesday referred to the China Daily's paid supplement in the Des Moines Register - the state of Iowa's biggest selling newspaper - after accusing China of seeking to meddle in the Nov. 6 US congressional elections, a charge China denies.

Trump's accusation that Beijing was trying to meddle in US elections marked what US officials told the news agency.