Read A ‘Bridge’ to China, and Her Family’s Business, in the Trump Cabinet (New York Times)

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.

If this were written into a spy thriller, you probably wouldn’t believe it.

hat tip:

The NYT heard way back in Oct 2017 that State Depart. officials had raised ethics concerns abt a pending trip by DOT Sec. Elaine Chao to China. After we asked abt the trip, it was cancelled. We sued State Depart to get the emails. Here is the result
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) June 3, 2019