Angela Chao lived in Austin, Texas, and "Served on the boards of American and Chinese groups, including the American Bureau of Shipping Council, the Bank of China, and a holding company for China State Shipbuilding," MSN reported.
Her connections to China loom large, particularly in her capacity as the former chair of the U.S. Risk and Management Committee of Bank of China USA, a director of the holding company for state-run China State Shipbuilding, and a former vice chair of the Council of China's Foreign Trade.
Lastly, according to China Insights, the Chao family "Is known in overseas Chinese circles as 'The First Chinese American Family,'" with Mr. Chao known as the "Chinese Ship King." That moniker was well-earned.
In his 2018 book "Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends," investigative journalist Peter Schweizer noted that Mr. McConnell had hardline positions on communist China before his marriage to Ms. Chao.
A moderate Republican, Mr. McConnell clashed with populist President Donald Trump on various policy issues, including China tariffs and closing the border, to the point of threatening the president with impeachment if he pardoned Julian Assange in the final hours of his presidency, as reported by Tucker Carlson.
Angela Chao's position as a director of China State Shipbuilding Corporation was unique.
Angela Chao was dismissed as an independent director of the Bank of China in 2022 after relations between the bank and Evergrande soured.
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