Chinese-linked companies were given loans totaling as much as $34 million in a program designed to help U.S. small businesses.
President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, Cabinet members and senior legislators, signs H.R. 266 – the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Friday, April 24, 2020, in the Oval Office of the White House. Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead
American-based affiliates of Chinese companies, including at least one firm with ties to the Chinese military, received millions of dollars in loans from a federal program aimed at keeping small businesses afloat during the global pandemic, according to data released this week.
Records reviewed by The Wire show that between $5 million and $10 million in federally backed funds were tapped by Continental Aerospace Technologies, a Mobile, Ala., firm that is a subsidiary of the Aviation Industry
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