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一 |     Hunter Biden and his longtime business partner Eric Schwerin were actively working behind the scenes in 2016 to raise money for a prominent former Biden adviser's congressional campaign while also working on Chinese business deals with the adviser's business partner, Fox News Digital reported on Thursday.,Close connections build business, it seems. According to emails obtained by the outlet, Francis "Fran" Person, who worked in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2014 as a special assistant to President Barack Obama and an adviser to then-Vice President Joe Biden, left the White House in late July 2014 to serve in an advisory capacity at his alma mater, the University of South Carolina. Less than six months later, in January 2015, he reportedly became the president of the Harves Group.,Person still frequently corresponded via email with Hunter and Schwerin of the now-defunct Rosemont Seneca Partners about business dealings connected to the Harves Group in 2015 and 2016, per the report.,He also made numerous trips to the White House during that time, including joining Bo Zhang, the Chinese executive who founded the Harves Group and supposedly had connections to officials at some of the highest levels of the Communist Party of China, at a White House holiday reception in December 2015.,Hunter Biden-Linked Chinese Businessmen Met With Joe Biden at the White House While VP6 August, 03:25 GMT,More to that, Person declared on February 29, 2016, that he would run for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Rep. Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina.,Then, according to the outlet, one day after the announcement, Hunter introduced George Duko, a DuPont executive, to Zhang in an email, outlining a prospective commercial connection between DuPont and Harves. Person and Zhang's aunt were Bcc'd on the email.,"Their reputation is impeccable, and they have strong local, provincial, and national level government relationships - specifically in Shenzhen - which is essential in getting any major project done," Hunter wrote in that email, per the report.,On March 3, 2016, Schwerin allegedly introduced Person to Jeff Cooper, an associate of his and Hunter's in business. A later email from the individual thanked Schwerin for the introduction and stated that given his own "close relationship with VP Biden," there is "a very high anticipation" that he will be a "well funded candidate.",In October of that year, Cooper would reportedly give Person's campaign $2,700. Meanwhile, Hunter Biden reportedly met with Zhang, the chairman and CEO of Harves, on March 30 of that year.,Sputnik ExplainsHunter Biden Records: Does US Secret Service Have Something to Hide?24 July, 15:15 GMT,Next month, the partners, together with the director of communications of the National Basketball Players Association Tara Greco, discussed the possibility of building stadiums in China under the auspices of the NBA. The talk was allegedly about the province of Liaoning in northern China, where Zhang allegedly had close business and political ties.,To meet with Duko of DuPont, Hunter, Schwerin, and Zhang drove to Wilmington, Delaware, on May 4, 2016. Asked by the outlet whether he remembered Fran Person's name coming up during their discussion in Wilmington and whether Hunter, Schwerin, or Zhang had presented any additional business opportunities to DuPont in China, Duko replied: "I did meet with Hunter at their request, they wanted to discuss land we were in the process of selling at that time.,"The transaction was already under contract to be sold and I informed Hunter that we would be proceeding with the transaction as planned," he added. "We did not and have not discussed any other business dealings since that meeting. I do not recall the name Fran Person.",Meanwhile, Hunter allegedly sought help even from Brian Steel, a CNBC executive from 2007 to 2021. In his reply to Hunter's email asking him if he might contribute to Person's campaign in September 2016, Steel made an interesting revelation, per Fox News.,"I look forward to seeing you on Monday. I’d love to support Fran but unfortunately as the EVP of CNBC, I’m not allowed to donate to political campaigns," Steel wrote. "In year[s] past I would get around that by having my wife donate but after CNBC hosted a controversial/aggressive Republican primary debate earlier this year, Breibart [sic] and Rush Limbaugh outed me as the husband of a ‘max’ Hillary donor so I can’t even have Eileen donate anymore.",Sputnik ExplainsHow Bannon's Conviction Opens Door to GOP's Sweet Revenge on Hunter and Joe Biden23 July, 18:01 GMT,According to an earlier report, Hunter referred to Zhang as a "good friend and business colleague" in a letter to an alleged Chinese Communist Party official Henry Zhao, who was also the CEO of Harvest Fund Management.,Soon after, Hunter began to send invitations to his contacts to fundraisers in support of Person multiple times, sometimes writing, "Most of you know what Fran Person means to me and my family and we are excited to support him in his run for Congress," and at least three of them were allegedly addressed by his father, then the vice president of the United States.,At one of the events, according to the publication, Evan Ryan, the current White House cabinet secretary and the wife of secretary of state Antony Blinken, gave $8,100 to Person's campaign. Numerous family members of President Biden, including his wife Jill, sister Valerie, brother James, brother-in-law Jack, nieces Casey and Missy, and Hunter, contributed significantly to Person's campaign in 2016.,However, despite the Bidens' fundraising efforts, Person did not ultimately win. The Democrat candidate faced no opposition in the primary but lost to Mulvaney on November 8, 2016.,'They Should Come & Talk to Us': Hunter Biden Probe May Subpoena US Intel Chiefs, Says McCarthy7 August, 05:19 GMT。    Kenny 编译 3月10日下午，行动党党魁、明年将担任新西兰副总理的David Seymour在Parnell街区发生电动自行车（e-bike）事故。         Seymour说当他在路中间摔倒后遭到了路人的言语羞辱。         Advertise with us          据英文《先驱报》报道，周日傍晚时分，Seymour在参加完圣三一大教堂的活动后，骑着电动自行车离开。         “我没有看到车，不是他们的错，他们有优先路权。所以我用力踩刹车，意识到我要侧翻了，同时还意识到哪怕如此也会撞上车，于是我更用力地猛踩刹车，然后就翻车了。”          Seymour说他最终没有撞上汽车，司机也很快停下车来查看他的情况。他说除了手腕酸痛外没有受伤，路人也给他送水和询问他是否需要搭车回家。         但摔倒在路中间的短暂时刻，他说自己遭受了言语羞辱。         “一个人走过来拍摄我。我觉得‘这有点怪’，然后他说‘知道吗，有时你这是罪有应得，’”Seymour说。         “他用英式口音说’看你对毛利人做了什么，你只是个脱离现实的富二代（trust-fund baby）’。”          Seymour说自己当时感到莫名其妙：“我想，我是毛利人，我没有信托基金啊？”          Seymour因为提出《条约原则法案》而备受争议。他呼吁恢复《怀唐伊条约》原本的含义，同时就条约原则进行全民公投。毛利群体广泛认为这是对毛利人自决权的削弱。         Seymour并不是今年第一个因电动车出事的政客。         前国家党党魁、刚被任命新西兰交通局局长的Simon Bridges在1月发生电动滑板车事故。Bridges脸部擦伤，左手手腕骨折，被送往医院救治后打上了石膏。         他说感到没发生更严重的后果让他觉得很“幸运”。         目前电动自行车和电动滑板车不被归类为机动车辆。它们被允许在公路、自行车道和人行道上骑行。出事故时最有可能伤及的是骑手而不是行人。         相关阅读：          短短三天内又一辆电动滑板车引发火灾！这些方面一定要注意          周末一辆电动滑板车起火，造成一人重伤，消防官员发出警告          奥克兰市中心一电动滑板车突然爆炸：“碎片飞溅”刺耳巨响惊到工人          更多电动滑板车出现在奥克兰街头，你会加入骑行一族吗？          注：本文为编译/原创，欢迎转发分享；但严禁复制等未经授权的非法使用。违反上述声明者，本网将追究其相关法律责任。使用授权请联系[email protected]。         chineseherald.co.nz All Rights Reserved 版权所有          (责编：鸮鹦鹉)          相关内容                新西兰最危险十字路口排行榜：奥克兰杀人路口在这里！           火车通勤者请注意，接下来七周这条线要大延误           重磅！新西兰政府将取消这项优惠，数十万人受影响           驻新西兰使领馆提醒中国公民：谨防这类诈骗！           创纪录！新西兰首次有3名华人议员！史无前例……           最新民调：总理的支持率暴跌，民众对政府不满意           新西兰人看病难！79%的医生不接受新病人登记           五大健康目标公布，癌症患者31天内做上手术。