China meddled in the 2022 election because it figured Biden wouldn't retaliate: US intel report

• China tried to meddle in the 2022 United States midterm elections, a US intelligence report said. 
• Beijing wasn't worried about retaliation from the Biden administration, the report found. 
• The Chinese government "tacitly approved efforts" to influence midterm races last year, intel revealed.

China intensified its efforts in trying to meddle in the 2022 United States midterm elections because Beijing wasn't worried about retaliation from President Joe Biden's administration, according to a newly declassified US intelligence report.