Trump-linked developer backs off from China
Company says sister of US president’s son-in-law won’t attend pitches after outcry over conflict of interest
A developer owned by the family of Jared Kushner, an adviser to and the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, said its top management would not attend sales pitches in China this weekend after their presence at events in Beijing and Shanghai led to accusations they were exploiting their US government ties.
Nicole Kushner Meyer, Jared’s sister and an employee of Kushner Companies, attended a property sales promotion event in Beijing last Saturday. She mentioned the company’s connection to Jared Kushner when promoting a property project to Chinese investors hoping to obtain US investment visas.
The event was reported by The Washington Post and triggered an outcry in the United States.
Meyer attended the project’s sales pitch in Shanghai, but did not mention her brother or Trump in her presentation.
The company apologised for Meyer’s comments in Beijing. “Kushner Companies apologises if that mention of her brother was in any way interpreted as an attempt to lure investors. That was not Ms Meyer’s intention,” it said.