McConnell’s Wife Makes Bizarre Overseas Trip While He’s Hospitalized

During the visit, Chao and her father donated several historical photographs to the university’s Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Memorial Hall, which is named in honor of Chao’s late mother, according to the university, WLKY reported.

The university said the Chao family has maintained longstanding ties to the institution through decades of philanthropic support, including contributions that helped fund Mulan Hall.

On June 16, two days after McConnell’s hospitalization, the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs announced that Chao met with its president, Wu Ken, in Beijing, WLKY reported.

The organization said the two discussed U.S.-China relations and “other issues of common interest.”

The following day, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States announced that Chao met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng during her visit.