Tag: Chinese trademarks

Ivanka got Chinese deal the same day her dad dropped Chinese sanctions

The following article by Oliver WIllis was posted on the ShareBlue.com website June 28, 2018:

Ivanka Trump’s company received Chinese trademark approvals the same day her dad decided to drop the sanctions Chinese telecom ZTE had for doing business with rogue regimes.

Credit: AP Photo, Andrew Harnik

The Trump administration lifted sanctions against Chinese telecom ZTE the same day the Chinese government approved new trademarks for his daughter Ivanka.

Sanctions had been imposed on ZTE after it violated prohibitions against doing business with Iran and North Korea.

The Trump administration then reversed course and undid the sanctions against the company on June 7. Continue reading “Ivanka got Chinese deal the same day her dad dropped Chinese sanctions”

Ivanka Trump Abruptly Leaves Call and Dodges Questions on Her Shady Business Deals with China: Report

The following article by Cody Fenwick was posted on the AlterNet website May 29, 2018:

The president recently seemed to soften his stance on Chinese business after the foreign government awarded his daughter valuable trademarks.

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Ivanka Trump is refusing to answer questions about the glaring conflict of interest created by her work in the White House and her ongoing business dealings with the Chinese government, reported the New York Times‘ Maggie Haberman on Tuesday. President Donald Trump’s daughter was hosting a phone briefing Tuesday with reporters and abruptly left the call after one journalist questioned her recent acquisition of valuable trademarks for her fashion line in China.

“Ivanka Trump is leading a call on a WH event on sports tomorrow,” Haberman wrote. “First question is related to her business trademarks in China. WH aide on call declines to answer and redirects. A few q’s later, aide says Ivanka Trump had to go to another meeting.” Continue reading “Ivanka Trump Abruptly Leaves Call and Dodges Questions on Her Shady Business Deals with China: Report”