Jared Kushner, son-in-law and adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, has held talks recently with one of China’s most politically connected tycoons about a potential real-estate deal, raising fresh questions about conflicts of interest in the New York billionaire’s incoming administration.

The 36-year-old real-estate developer, who is married to Ivanka Trump, had a meeting with Wu Xiaohui, chairman of Anbang, a privately owned Chinese conglomerate, as recently as November 16, a week after Mr Trump was elected US president, said a person with knowledge of the talks.

The meeting, first reported by the New York Times newspaper, sheds further light on the intricate web of business ties that Mr Trump and his family have with foreign entities that risk compromising the integrity of his office.