A Chinese military company that was linked to Hunter Biden’s investment firm is now assisting the Russian military in the war in Ukraine, according to a report.
BHR Partners investment firm, where Hunter Biden was a board member and 10% stakeholder, worked with AVIC Automotive, a subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), to purchase the Michigan-based Henniges Automotive in September 2015, according to the Washington Examiner.As the Wall Street Journal reported on February 4, AVIC’s subsidiary, AVIC International Holding Corporation, in October shipped $1.2 million worth of parts for Russian Su035 jet fighters to sanctioned Russian defense giant Rostec’s subsidiary Kret.
The Biden administration in recent weeks has warned that China is contemplating military aid to Ukraine, making Hunter Biden’s connection to a Chinese military company providing assistance to Russia a potential political headache for the administration.
The Washington Examiner reported that at the time that Hunter Biden’s BHR teamed up with AVIC in 2015, it was known even then that AVIC was teaming up with Russian military companies that were sanctioned due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and annexation of Crimea.
BHR in September 2015 said it was delighted to announce the purchase of Henniges for $600 million in collaboration with AVIC, the report said.
