Newly released photos show Hunter and Joe Biden with Chinese officials in 2013

The National Archives has released photos of Hunter and Joe Biden meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Chinese high-ranking officials in 2013 during the Obama-Biden administration. 

The photos were obtained by the conservative legal foundation, America First Legal.

The president had long insisted that he never had any involvement in Hunter’s business dealings.

In another photo, Biden is seen presenting Hunter to then-Vice President Li Yuanchao, according to Newsweek. The photos include instances in which Joe Biden is pictured with Hunter's business associates from BHR Partners, including Jonathan Li and Ming Xue. 

The newly surfaced images take on added significance in light of the full and unconditional pardon on Dec. 1 that Biden granted his son after insisting he would not do so. 

The pardon not only covered the offenses that Hunter was convicted of, namely illegally obtaining a firearm and failing to pay over $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019, but also any other “offenses against the United States which he has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024," according to Newsweek.

Michael Ding, America First Legal Counsel, said: "Even while President Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, for anything and everything 'he has committed or may have committed or taken part in' going all the way back to the year 2014, more evidence comes out each day showing how his family leveraged Joe Biden's even longer career in public office for private gain. America First Legal will not stop fighting to uncover the full story of the Biden family's corruption."

Rep. Andy Biggs, of Arizona's 5th congressional district, said in a post on X: "Joe's pardon of Hunter doesn't disqualify Congress from continuing our investigation into the Biden Crime Family Syndicate. In fact, Hunter's pardon means he waives his Fifth Amendment protections. We must have him testify under oath—he can't hide from the truth forever."

Newsweek said it contacted the White House, the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the Trump transition team for comment via email.