This is basically advertising to foreign gangsters and oligarchs, telling them in no uncertain terms: Hunter Biden is my heir and surrogate. If you want my favor, do favors for Hunter. If you want me to listen to you, listen to Hunter first. …

China understood the message: Hunter, of course, wound up partnering with a Chinese intelligence services front company.

[And then they filtered (laundered) the income from these ‘partnerships’ through 20 LLCs, which tells us everything we need to know about the nature of the ‘business’ being conducted. If Hunter and Biden Inc were conducting legitimate business, they would have received those funds directly. It’s an influence peddling business — and one where RICO statutes would fit better than how Fani Willis applies them in Georgia. — Ed]