Foreign media: Hong Kong officials withdraw from Bitcoin Asia Conference for avoiding contact with Eric Trump

According to BlockBeats, on August 28, according to Bloomberg, Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission (SFC) Executive Director Ye Weicheng and Legislative Council member Wu Jiezhuang have been removed from the list of guests at the Bitcoin Asia Summit held on August 28-29. Previously, the archive page showed that the two were originally guest speakers, but they chose to exit after receiving a notification that they did not recommend contact with Eric Trump. Trump’s second son, Eric Trump, is one of the guests of the event, is now the executive vice president of the Trump Group and is involved in several U.S. crypto projects. SFC responded that Ye was unable to attend due to business trips, while Wu Jiezhuang said that he would cancel the trip due to family reasons. According to the South China Morning Post, citing people familiar with the matter, the two quit because they were instructed not to interact with Eric Trump, the son of US President Donald Trump. The conference will be held from August 28 to 29, with Eric Trump being listed as the guest speaker as the Executive Vice President of the Trump Group. An expert with Beijing-related relationship said the instructions were intended to avoid "cooperation with Trump or flattery".