Trump Aide’s Deal With Chinese Firm Raises Fear of Tangled Interests

I read this article about a potential conflict of interest for Trump’s liaison to the business community. It seems that this individual did act legally and ethically in the sale of his business to a Chinese firm, and the deal is being heavily scrutinized. As he says in the article – “They know they cannot talk to me, so what influence are they buying?” I was just wondering – and this goes for other members of Trump’s team too – is it really possible to completely avoid conflicts of interest with foreign countries where they’ve done business? This aide is making a clean break from his company so it probably all looks OK on paper, but he will still know people at the company who will be affected by Trump’s trade policies, so couldn’t he always have conflict?