Hunter Biden told a business partner that he would be “happy” to introduce his colleagues to a Chinese Communist Party official after being told he sat next to the man during a 2013 dinner in Beijing honor your father,
The request came from James “Jimmy” Bulger—the name of the nephew of the late Boston crime boss. James “Whitey” Bulger And a former partner with Hunter Biden in a Chinese investment firm funded by the government-controlled Bank of China – emails from First Son infamous laptop performance.
The revelation of a planned sit-down involving Hong Kong shipping billionaire Tung Chi-hwa comes amid renewed scrutiny of Hunter Biden’s controversial foreign trade deals, which Republicans in Congress hold decided to investigate If they regain control in the November 8 midterm elections.
Email 22 July 2014, first Reported by Fox NewsBulger sought to arrange a meeting between Tung, Hong Kong’s first chief executive since the island returned to Chinese control in 1997, and two BHR Partners company executives, CEO Jonathan Lee and committee member Andy Lu.
According to his website, Tung has been the vice chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee since 2005.
The CPPCC is the “highest-ranking entity” that oversees the Chinese government’s “United Front” strategy to “co-select and neutralize sources of potential opposition to the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s policies and authority”. 2018 report by the Congressional US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
In his message, Bulger told Hunter Biden that Lee and Lu were “very looking forward to meeting Mr. Tung and discussing fundraising along with the BHR investment goals,” adding, “both of our people there believe —That Mr. Tung could be of great help right now.”
Bulger also brought a dinner that Hunter Biden attended when he joined his father, the then vice president, on a six-day official visit to Asia in December 2013.
“It’s my understanding that you accompanied your father, President Xi, during your visit to Beijing. [Jinping of China] Hosted a welcome dinner,” wrote Bulger.
,[A]At dinner that night, you were seated right next to Mr. Tung, so Jay and Andy believe it would be of great help if you could send Mr. Tung a brief email that you are a BHR partner and Board member and you would be grateful to Mr. Tung if he could meet with your local partners to discuss the fund.”
Hunter Biden wrote back the same day, “Happy to do so but I don’t have an email address for Mr. Tung and he would very well be sitting next to me but I can’t remember the names of the two gentlemen to my left and right.” “
“Regardless, I would suggest that the team draft an email in Mandarin and English for my approval,” he said.
Bulger replied that he would take care of that “ASAP.”
It is unclear whether the meeting took place between Tung and BHR or whether Tung actually sat next to Hunter Biden during the 2013 dinner.
hunter biden resigned from the board In October 2019, during his father’s successful campaign for the White House, BHR Equity Investment Fund Management Company, a subsidiary of BHR Partners, but retained 10% ownership in the company.
repeatedly after the White House refused to say Whether Hunter Biden still retained the holding, First Son’s attorney told the New York Times in November that he no longer had any direct or indirect interest in BHR or Schnatales, the company through which he invested in BHR. was.
Hunter Biden’s lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Post.
According to Fox News, Bulger, Lee, Lu and Tung also did not respond to inquiries.