A 'Bridge' to China, and Her Family's Business, in the Trump Cabinet
Elaine Chao has boosted the profile of her family’s shipping company, which benefits from industrial policies in China that are roiling the Trump administration.
By Michael Forsythe, Eric Lipton, Keith Bradsher and Sui-Lee Wee
June 2, 2019
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The email arrived in Washington before dawn. An official at the American Embassy in Beijing was urgently seeking advice from the State Department about an “ethics question.”
“I am writing you because Mission China is in the midst of preparing for a visit from Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao,” the official wrote in October 2017.
Ms. Chao’s office had made a series of unorthodox requests related to her first scheduled visit to China as a Trump cabinet member, according to people with knowledge of the email. Among them: asking federal officials to help coordinate travel arrangements for at least one family member and include relatives in meetings with government officials.
A redacted email about a trip Ms. Chao was planning to take to China. A request to include family members at events raised ethical concerns.
A redacted email about a trip Ms. Chao was planning to take to China. A request to include family members at events raised ethical concerns.
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