Hunter Biden tax probe examining Chinese business dealings

President-elect Joe Biden, right, embraces his son Hunter Biden, left, in Wilmington, Delaware (Andrew Harnik, Pool/AP)

The Justice Department is investigating the finances of President-elect Joe Biden’s son, including scrutinising some of his Chinese business dealings and other transactions, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

The revelations put a renewed spotlight on questions about Hunter Biden’s financial history, which dogged his father’s successful White House campaign and were a frequent target of President Donald Trump and his allies.