Hunter Biden’s former partner placed under investigation by Chinese government, resigned from fund

The one-time business partner of Hunter Biden resigned from his role at the head of a major investment fund last week after he was placed under investigation by the Chinese authorities for “personal problems.”

Zhao Xuejun—who Biden and his other business associates referred to as Henry—was the Chairman of Harvest Fund Management, one of the largest asset managers in China. The investigation of Zhao is suspected to stem from Beijing’s wider crackdown on the securities sector.

Zhao is the second Biden business associate to fall under scrutiny from Chinese authorities. Biden’s lawyer,...