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4 Mar, 8 tweets, 8 min read
While many remark about Biden’s past rels w/China—Fmr USDOT Sec & wife of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Elaine Chao #赵小兰 repeatedly used her office staff over the past 4yrs. to help her family’s Foremost Group #福茂
shipping business w/extensive ties to China. Image
Published 2 March 2021 USDOT Inspector General report on fmr Secretary of Transportation #USDOT Elaine Chao’s #赵小兰 poss conflicts of interests in her interactions w/China (given her father’s Foremost Group #福茂 shipping firm’s heavy reliance on China). oig.dot.gov/sites/default/… Image
USDOT’s IG found multiple “potential ethics concerns arising from the actions of the Secretary & Office of the Secretary staff under her direction”—adding that Elaine Chao #赵小兰 used the USDOT “for tasks for the Secretary that appear to be personal in nature." h/t @shawnarchen Image
Background: The Chao family’s Foremost Group #福茂集團 has had most of its ships built by China State Shipbuilding #中船总公司—w/some ships directly financed by state-owned Export-Import Bank of China loans. ~72% of FG’s freight is shipped to China; operating primarily in Asia. Image
The Chao family has deep historic connections w/CCP leadership—w/Elaine Chao’s #赵小兰 younger sister Angela Chao #趙安吉 now running Foremost Group #福茂—even holding a Bank of China board of directors seat. nytimes.com/zh-hant/2019/0…
As US shipping ⬇️, Elaine Chao used her ties w/China competitors to ⬆️ her family’s FG shipping company in Asia—w/the Chao’s even funding a Shanghai Maritime University #上海海事大學 ship simulator & scholarships for its training programs to ingratiate themselves w/CCP leaders. Image
“The US is a very dynamic country & it doesn’t have a long history—so there aren’t so many behavioral rules; others w/a long history may behave differently. We need to understand the Chinese & how they view things.” —Elaine Chao #赵小兰 in May 2018 on CGTN
For reference previous @PekingMike @EricLiptonNYT @KeithBradsher & @suilee reporting on #GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) & his wife USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao’s #趙小蘭 ties to China. #USChina #中美关系

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