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Contested deletion edit
This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because... it's a substantial $-amount firm; it has connection to a significant American political figure; it has deep connections to Chinese financial institutions and it represents one of the ways the country is finding to invest around the world while still maintaining relatively tight control over the Yuan/renminbi currency -- this last a major national Chinese initiative being felt in U.S., Europe, Africa (this current transaction highlighted in this article) and elsewhere. I have now established links to the article from its important investors; and have pending more linking et c. --Swliv (talk) 00:42, 17 November 2016 (UTC)
I agree that this article should not be deleted, however it lacks neutrality afforded to every other venture capital or private equity firm.
Ignoring certain familial connections and potential political implications which show inherent bias— who are the other partners? What is the comprehensive history of their investments and transactions, both domestic and abroad? Genetikbliss (talk) 16:23, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
New content edit
Here's my suggestion for how to improve the article.[1]
BHR was founded in 2013 by Chinese asset managers Bohai Industrial Investment Fund Management Co. and Harvest Fund Management Co. and U.S. investment and advisory firms Rosemont Seneca Partners, co-founded by Hunter Biden, Christopher Heinz and Devon Archer,[1]
Bohai Harvest has also partnered with a subsidiary of China's conglomerate HNA Group.[2]
BHR was founded in 2013 by Chinese asset managers Bohai Industrial Investment Fund Management Co. and Harvest Fund Management Co. and U.S. investment and advisory firms Rosemont Seneca Partners, co-founded by Hunter Biden, Christopher Heinz and Devon Archer,[3] and Thornton Group LLC. Bohai Harvest has also partnered with a subsidiary of China's conglomerate HNA Group.[2]
Hunter Biden partnered with James Bulger, son of former Massachusetts state Senate President William Bulger. According to The Intercept, business registration filings in China list Hunter Biden and James Bulger as key officials at Bohai Harvest.[2]
BHR, according to reporting in The Intercept, invested in Face++, a mobile phone app built by the Chinese government to introduce a mass surveillance state and spy on its citizens. The application has been used to spy on Muslims in China's western province of Xinjiang, where an estimated 1 million Muslims are being held in “re-education” camps, providing government authorities access to data that shows personal information.[2][4]
In August 2019, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has called on the Treasury Department to investigate CFIUS's 2015 approval of AVIC's acquisition of a U.S. automotive supplier Henniges.[5][6][7] The state-run AVIC was involved in stealing sensitive data regarding the Joint Strike Fighter program and later incorporated the stolen data into China’s Chengdu J-20 and Shenyang FC-31 fighters.[8][9][10]
References
- ^ "Will Hunter Biden Jeopardize His Father's Campaign?". The New Yorker. July 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Chinese Fund Backed by Hunter Biden Invested in Technology Used to Surveil Muslims". The Intercept. May 3, 2019.
- ^ "Will Hunter Biden Jeopardize His Father's Campaign?". The New Yorker. July 1, 2019.
- ^ "Joe Biden's son invested in Chinese app that spies on Muslims, as US condemns China over 'concentration camps'". Fox News. May 4, 2019.
- ^ "Grassley, invoking 'Uranium One,' probes Biden-linked sale of sensitive tech company to China". Fox News. August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Senator wants inquiry into whether 'conflict of interest' led to US approval of deal involving Chinese state company and Joe Biden's son". Yahoo News. August 16, 2019.
- ^ "Grassley Raises Concerns Over Obama Admin Approval of U.S. Tech Company Joint Sale to Chinese Government and Investment Firm Linked to Biden, Kerry Families". Senate Committee on Finance. August 15, 2019.
- ^ "Stolen F-35 secrets now showing up in China's stealth fighter". Fox News. 20 December 2015.
- ^ "New Snowden Documents Reveal Chinese Behind F-35 Hack". The Diplomat. 27 January 2015.
- ^ "America says China's fifth-generation jet fighter J-31 stolen from its F-35". The Economic Times. 13 November 2015.
User:SPECIFICO disagrees.[2] SPECIFICO's edit summary: "poorly sourced synth undue blp smear of Biden."
-- Tobby72 (talk) 13:24, 25 September 2019 (UTC)
- Hi Toby. I think your suggestions are excellent! There are some helpful sources from the Wall Street Journal and New York Times that I found, which are additional references that aren't at all "synth undue blp smear...". I will get the URLs and post them here a little later today.--FeralOink (talk) 05:36, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
- Sorry for the delay, Tobby72...and sorry for calling you "Toby". I am only four years late! Here's a very fine article from the Wall Street Journal, Hunter Biden’s Family Name Aided Deals With Foreign Tycoons, published 20 December 2020. In addition to confirming what you wrote and sourced above (on 25 September 2019), the WSJ article also reports that "Hunter Biden’s October 2019 statement, issued through his lawyer, Mr. Mesires, stopped short of promising he would divest foreign holdings." And that is still true, as Hunter Biden continues to own a 10% stake in BHR. I am glad to see that the BHR WP article includes this information.--FeralOink (talk) 02:14, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
BHR Controversy Section edit
Muboshgu (talk · contribs), Hunter Biden's deals/involvement with BHR, whether legal or not, have nevertheless attracted widespread controversy from multiple sources including The New York Times. I think this section should therefore be reinstated.
Opening sentence edit
The first sentence of this article, "BHR Partners was renamed to BHR Partners (Shanghai) Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. on May 31, 2023," is oddly positioned and should perhaps be coombined with the following sentence to say something like, "BHR Partners, now known as BHR Partners (Shanghai) Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd., is a..." Loltardo (talk) 05:35, 7 January 2024 (UTC)