Documents: Neil Bush has Contract With Chinese

[UpInArms]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-112603neil_lat,1,798236.story?coll=la-home-headlines

WASHINGTON — Neil Bush, younger brother of President Bush, has a $400,000-a-year contract to provide business advice to a Chinese computer chip manufacturer, according to court documents.

At the same time the Bush administration is trying to help U.S. firms compete more effectively against the Chinese, Neil Bush has agreed to strategize with China's Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., the documents show.

There is no indication he has done anything improper. However, the arrangement could attract attention during a presidential election cycle in which Chinese business practices have become a hot button issue.

"There's certainly the appearance of influence being sought," said Charles W. McMillion, a Washington business consultant who advised a congressional commission on U.S.-China policy. "If nothing else, it doesn't look good."

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[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. Neil Bush has a software company.

Fact is, if you have a software company that is a big player, you have access to certain bits of information on various chips, some of which may be banned from importation to PRC.

The question that should be asked is: has Neil Bush shared any of these secrets with the PRC? If so, what would the impact of that be?