Trump Records Shed New Light on Chinese Business Pursuits

  • Date: 21-Oct-2020
  • Source: The New York Times
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Middle East
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Trump Records Shed New Light on Chinese Business Pursuits

The President's TaxesOur InvestigationA 2016 WindfallProfiting From FameTimeline18 Key FindingsEditor's NoteThe President's taxesAs he raises questions about his opponent's standing with China, President Trump's taxes reveal details about his own activities there, including a previously unknown bank account.President Trump at a 2017 meeting with the leader of China, Xi Jinping. Mr. Trump has a long history of chasing licensing deals in the country.Credit...Stephen Crowley/The New York TimesBy Mike McIntire, Russ Buettner and Susanne CraigPresident Trump and his allies have tried to paint the Democratic nominee, Joseph R. Biden Jr., as soft on China, in part by pointing to his son's business dealings there.Senate Republicans produced a report asserting, among other things, that Mr. Biden's son Hunter “opened a bank account” with a Chinese businessman, part of what it said were