[WLKY] Three days after Sen. Mitch McConnell was rushed to the hospital, the Chinese government says his wife, former U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, met with one of China's top officials in Beijing.
According to a news release posted by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America, Chao met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing on June 17, just three days after McConnell was hospitalized.
The statement did not say whether Chao's visit was connected to any official U.S. government business, but it did say both leaders were committed to strengthening relations between the two countries.
| Ms Chao is no leader. She was one, once upon a time, but nowadays she’s just a private citizen. And engaging in private diplomacy, which is forbidden. |
Han said both leaders "agreed on a new vision of a constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability, providing important strategic guidance for future bilateral relations."
Chao served as the U.S. Secretary of Transportation from 2017 to 2021 and previously served as the Secretary of Labor under former President George W. Bush.
She has been married to McConnell since 1993.
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