China Approves 16 Trademarks for Ivanka Trump During Trade War

| Importance: 6/10 | Status: confirmed

Chinese government approved 16 trademarks for Ivanka Trump’s fashion business in October 2018 while she served as White House senior advisor during U.S.-China trade negotiations. Approvals included rare categories like voting machines. Earlier in April 2017, China approved 3 trademarks the same day she dined with President Xi at Mar-a-Lago. Additional approvals came days before Trump announced support for lifting ZTE ban. CREW documented 3,403 conflicts of interest during her government service.

Key Actors

Ivanka Trump Chinese government China National Intellectual Property Administration White House Xi Jinping

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emoluments china trademarks conflict-of-interest trade-negotiations nepotism

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