Critics maintain that Trump's swelling portfolio of China trademarks raises serious conflict of interest questions. The Trump trademarks approved by China's Trademark office cover a range of potential businesses, including hotels, insurance, and massage parlours. Trump's trustThree of the new China trademarks are for Scion, a hotel brand Trump's sons are looking to expand in the U.S. Trump has said he assigned all his business interests to a trust overseen by one of his sons, Donald Trump Jr., and a longtime Trump Organization executive, Allen Weisselberg. Some also questioned Secretary of State Rex Tillerson about potential political influence, including any involvement of the U.S. Embassy, in Trump's China trademarks in a February letter.

Source: CBC News March 08, 2017 17:03 UTC