Danone accused by Donald Trump's son of acting for China, the group denies

< IMG Loading = "Lazy" SRSC = "/Sites/Default/Files/Styles/Medium/2025-04/AFP%20Copie.png ? Itok = fgcdt2bj" Width = "987" Height = "555" Alt = "Danone" Image-Style-Max-300x1300 "SRC ="/Sites/Default/Files/Styles/Max_1300x1300/Public/2025-04/AFP%20Copie.png ? Itok = x71ekj_v "/> AFP < P > The son of the American president Donald Trump, Don Junior, accused the agrifood giant Danone of acting on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (PCC) by trying to buy the American company Lifeway, allegations strongly denied on Friday by the group French. & nbsp;

< P >At the end of March, the son of the American president accused the French group in his podcast “Triggered” of acting “at least in part, under the implicit direction – or perhaps explicit – of the PCC” by trying to orchestrate a hostile operation of takeover of the Lifeway company, based in the American Midwest and specialized in foods related to the Health “. & nbsp;

< P >” For more 25 years, Danone is a minority shareholder of Lifeway Foods, an American actor from Kéfir. Communicated communicated to AFP following an article published in Les Echos. & nbsp;

~ 60 > 62 ~ the economic daily, which describes an “imbroglio” worthy of a spy novel “, affirms that the CEO of Lifeway, Julie Smolyansky,” stupidly refuses the sale and to be criticized by his own family “. & nbsp;

< P >“Danone deplores the misleading and erroneous allegations appeared on social networks about this operation. It is wrong to claim that the interest of our American subsidiary for Lifeway Foods was linked to the Chinese Communist Party,” adds Danone, which employs 5,000 people in the United States where he has 13 sites production. & nbsp;

< P > In his podcast, the son of the American president accuses China “of using foreign companies (…) as substitutes to lead their dirty cases on American soil”. & nbsp;

62 ~ P > 62 > 62 ~ 62He uses extracts from an interview with the director general Antoine de Saint-Affrique given to the Official Journal of the CCP in which he is said to be “impressed” by Chinese growth and recalls the group's investments in the country and its intention to continue them. & Amp; nbsp;

< p > The Director General was expressed in the framework of the China Development of companies around the world were invited. & nbsp;

< P > An article in the Daily Mail published Thursday affirms that “the FBI now warns on the possible existence of link between China” and Danone. The English -speaking daily quotes a counselor by the boss of the FBI who affirms that the Federal Agency “actively monitors and investigates the growing threat of the acquisition by the Chinese Communist Party of American agricultural land”. & Amp; nbsp;

< p > Danone told AFP that was not in progress. United States. & Amp; nbsp;

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