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Trump's Made in America Slogan Doesn't Fit Ivanka's Clothing Line
But despite Trump's "America First" rhetoric, his daughter's name is on a clothing line manufactured overseas.
Shipments of Ivanka-branded clothing headed for the U.S. included handbags; knitted dresses and pullovers; woven dresses and blouses; among other items, according to U.S. Customs data provided by the research firm Panjiva to NBC News. The 56 shipments made since Nov. 8 hailed from Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Shipments of Ivanka-branded clothing headed for the U.S. included handbags; knitted dresses and pullovers; woven dresses and blouses; among other items, according to U.S. Customs data provided by the research firm Panjiva to NBC News. The 56 shipments made since Nov. 8 hailed from Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore.
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The president's son-in-law, adviser Jared Kushner, opened talks immediately after the election with Anbang, a Chinese insurance company, seeking a reported $400 million investment in a prime Manhattan property owned by Kushner's family. Following scrutiny from the press, the Kushners and Anbang discontinued talks.
But some observers think the talks raise troubling questions about the Trump family's ties to China.
"With Anbang, we're not sure where their money comes from," said Derek Scissors, a resident scholar at the right-leaning think tank American Enterprise Institute. "If you're going to deal with a Chinese firm its far down on the list. It's not the best firm to be dealing with."
Less than a week after President Trump's election, the Chinese government approved a Trump trademark that he had been battling to secure for 10 years; another two dozen got approved within a few months.
"It looks pretty suspicious," said Richard Painter, a law professor and former chief White House ethics lawyer in the George W. Bush Administration. "It looks like the Chinese government is trying to ingratiate itself with President Trump after President Trump has used some very harsh rhetoric toward China."
Even as her father has taken a tough line on China's trade policies, though, Ivanka Trump has been "on a charm offensive with China, using her children to help woo the Chinese public," according to the South China Morning Post, a Hong Kong-based newspaper owned by Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba.
Last week, the paper noted that Trump's daughter recently made a "surprise visit" to the Chinese embassy in Washington with her 5-year-old daughter, Arabella Kushner.
'Economies of scale'
Ivanka Trump has good reason to maintain good relations with Chinese officials.
In late December, the New York Times, on shipping data from Panjiva and research firm Import Genius, reported that at least 193 shipments of Ivanka Trump apparel were manufactured in overseas in 2016. In addition to Chinese factories, the Times noted that apparel from the line was also produced in Indonesia and Vietnam.
But some observers think the talks raise troubling questions about the Trump family's ties to China.
"With Anbang, we're not sure where their money comes from," said Derek Scissors, a resident scholar at the right-leaning think tank American Enterprise Institute. "If you're going to deal with a Chinese firm its far down on the list. It's not the best firm to be dealing with."
Less than a week after President Trump's election, the Chinese government approved a Trump trademark that he had been battling to secure for 10 years; another two dozen got approved within a few months.
"It looks pretty suspicious," said Richard Painter, a law professor and former chief White House ethics lawyer in the George W. Bush Administration. "It looks like the Chinese government is trying to ingratiate itself with President Trump after President Trump has used some very harsh rhetoric toward China."
Even as her father has taken a tough line on China's trade policies, though, Ivanka Trump has been "on a charm offensive with China, using her children to help woo the Chinese public," according to the South China Morning Post, a Hong Kong-based newspaper owned by Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba.
Last week, the paper noted that Trump's daughter recently made a "surprise visit" to the Chinese embassy in Washington with her 5-year-old daughter, Arabella Kushner.
'Economies of scale'
Ivanka Trump has good reason to maintain good relations with Chinese officials.
In late December, the New York Times, on shipping data from Panjiva and research firm Import Genius, reported that at least 193 shipments of Ivanka Trump apparel were manufactured in overseas in 2016. In addition to Chinese factories, the Times noted that apparel from the line was also produced in Indonesia and Vietnam.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-s-made-america-slogan-doesn-t-fit-ivanka-s-n743056
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