Article 6HK7Y Report details ‘only a fraction’ of foreign spending at Trump’s businesses while president, top Democrat says – as it happened

Report details ‘only a fraction’ of foreign spending at Trump’s businesses while president, top Democrat says – as it happened

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Chris Stein (now) and Maya Yang (earlier)
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According to the report from the House oversight committee's Democrats, Donald Trump's properties received money from China during his presidency from the country's communist government, as well as from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Hainan Airlines Holding Company, both state-owned enterprises.

The report also finds Trump's properties received spending from Huawei and Hongkong Huaxin Petroleum Unlimited, which is a subsidiary of CEFC China Energy, one of the country's largest energy companies. Beijing has been linked to both firms but the extent of its involvement is unclear (though Huawei is seen as a security threat by the US government).

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