According to Hu Liren, US media recently exposed information about former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao's family's dealings with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and her service in the CCP's united front organs, and the US government has begun investigating Chao; Chao had previously traveled to China to meet with Han Zheng.
During Zhao Xiaolan's visit to China, her husband McConnell suffered cardiac arrest in the United States and was rushed to the hospital, but Zhao Xiaolan still completed her meeting with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng.
Former US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao's high-profile visit to China and meeting with senior CCP official Han Zheng have sparked outside attention and criticism.
Elaine Chao and her father, James S.C. Chao, were invited to President Obama's state dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao, reflecting their dual roles as representatives of American politics and Chinese business.
In the name of commemorating his late wife, Zhao Xicheng gave assets worth 5 million to 25 million US dollars to Zhao Xiaolan and McConnell, greatly increasing the McConnell couple's wealth.
Elaine Chao was appointed Secretary of Labor by President George W. Bush, becoming the first Asian American woman to serve in a presidential cabinet.
Zhao Xiaolan and Mitch McConnell held their wedding at a small chapel on Capitol Hill in Washington, on a date that coincided with President Reagan's birthday.
Zhao Xiaolan has steadily risen within the federal government and has been appointed Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Through a friend's introduction, Zhao Xiaolan met Senator Mitch McConnell, and the two began dating.
28-year-old Zhao Xiaolan returned to China for the first time with her parents to visit her alma mater, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. It was also an opportunity for Zhao Xiansheng to return to his alma mater.