How Nixon's grandson, 34, fell for billionaire heiress, 23, who turned heads in China and faced cruel 'inflatable doll' internet jibes

Christopher Nixon Cox and wife Andrea Catsimatidis traveled to China over the weekend to commemorate the late president's 1972 trip there
Chinese internet trolls turn their attention to Nixon Cox's voluptuous wife as they parade around China
The two met in 2008 while he was working for the John McCain presidential campaign

PUBLISHED: 17:53 EST, 13 May 2013 | UPDATED: 02:57 EST, 14 May 2013

He may be the grandson of President Richard Nixon, but it was Christopher Nixon Cox's wife who has drawn all the attention during their recent trip to China.

Andrea Catsimatidis, 23, wore a eye-catching bright red dress, stealing the spotlight from her husband, whom she married in 2011.

The couple met when Catsimatidis was just shy of her 18th birthday, and a student at New York City's prestigious Hewitt School, in 2008.

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China: Christopher Cox, grandson of former U.S. President Richard Nixon (left) and his wife Andrea Catsimatidis pose for photos in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing

Christopher Nixon Cox (left), the grandson of former US president Richard Nixon, stands with his wife Andrea Catsimatidis on Tiananmen Square during a visit to Beijing on Friday

U.S. President Richard Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon have light moments at a huge stone elephant in Beijing. Last week, Nixon's grandson Christopher Cox and his wife Andrea Catsimatidisat visited the same location

Nixon Cox, who was working for the John McCain campaign at the time, admits that he was enchanted by the much younger beauty immediately.

In China, Nixon Cox's bride - donning at least two bright red, figure-hugging frocks - stole the show, but it came with some unwanted attention of the country's internet trolls.

One internet commenter, according to the International Business Times, posted to Chinese microblogging site Weibo: 'Can we make sure she isn’t an inflatable doll?'

Another more direct critique came as a user posted: 'Is that woman's super-large chest real!?'

One more chimed in: 'Sorry, but your wife looks like a porn star.'

With dad: Andrea poses with father John Catsimatidis, supermarket tycoon and current NYC mayoral hopeful

Family ties: Christopher Nixon Cox and Andrea Catsimatidis are pictured with Patricia Nixon Cox - the daughter of President Richard Nixon - and her husband Ed Cox in this 2009 photo

Courtship: Andrea Catsimatidis is pictured in 2007, left, and at right with her now-husband Christopher Nixon Cox in 2009

Nixon's grandson retraces former President's 1972 visit to China

Glamor: Christopher Cox, grandson of former U.S. President Richard Nixon and his wife Andrea Catsimatidis tour the Forbidden City in Beijing Friday, May 3, 2013

'Forbidden City': Christopher Nixon Cox, grandson of former U.S. President Richard Nixon (center right) and his wife Andrea Catsimatidis, arrive at Tiananmen Gate in Beijing

Fashionable: Andrea Catsimatidis, wife of Christopher Cox, grandson of former U.S. President Richard Nixon shows her high-heeled shoes to a female delegation member as they tour the Forbidden City in Beijing on Friday

Fashionable: Andrea Catsimatidis, wife of Christopher Cox (right), grandson of former U.S. President Richard Nixon shows her high-heeled shoes to a female delegation member as they tour the Forbidden City in Beijing on Friday

Fashionable: Andrea Catsimatidis shows her high-heeled shoes to a female delegation member as they tour the Forbidden City in Beijing on Friday

Historic: Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Tse-Tung greets Richard Nixon in a private meeting on February 21, 1972

Christopher Cox, grandson of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, right, and his wife Andrea Catsimatidis pose with a pair of Chinese twin sisters for photos as they tour the Great Wall of China at Badaling, north of Beijing on Saturday

Christopher Cox, grandson of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, (right), and his wife Andrea Catsimatidis pose for souvenir photos with Chinese tourists as they tour the Great Wall of China at Badaling

Nixon Cox visited China to commemorate the 1972 trip by his grandfather, the first time a U.S. president journeyed to the Far East.

His wife is the daughter of John Catsimatidis, a billionaire supermarket tycoon from Greece - and current New York City mayoral candidate.

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The elder Catsimatidis is the CEO of the Red Apple Group, and owns the Gristedes supermarket chain.

Their first dates included a trip to a bakery in Manhattan's West Village neighborhood, and to a presidential debate at Long Island's Hofstra University, where they bonded over their love of politics.

Their wedding was attended by 700 people at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, including political heavyweights Bill and Hillary Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, current Secretary of State John Kerry and former New York Governor George Pataki, according to a New York Times wedding announcement.

Christopher Cox, grandson of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, takes pictures of his wife Andrea Catsimatidis posing in front of a stone elephant at the Ming Tomb, north of Beijing on Saturday

Hand in Hand: Christopher Cox, grandson of former U.S. President Richard Nixon and his wife Andrea Catsimatidis tour the Great Wall of China

Closeup: Christopher Cox, grandson of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, left, gestures as his wife Andrea Catsimatidis uses her cellphone camera to take pictures

The couple enjoyed the red-carpet treatment from the Chinese government, visiting Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou, and taking tours of Tienanmen Square and the Great Wall.

Nixon Cox's China visit came alongside what would have been President Nixon's 100th birthday, and he celebrated the milestone by retracing the steps of the former president.

His grandfather's visit to the Communist nation ended more than 25 years of separation between the feuding nations.

The former president later described the trip as 'the week that changed the world.'

Return to China: Christopher Cox, grandson of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, right, and his wife Andrea Catsimatidis tour the Great Wall of China at Badaling, north of Beijing on Saturday

Great Wall: Christopher Nixon Cox (L) and wife Andrea Catsimatidis snap photos atop the Great Wall

Andrea Catsimatidis and her father John Catsimatidis at her wedding to Christopher Nixon Cox at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral Of The Holy Trinity on June 4, 2011 in New York City

High Society: Andrea Catsimatidis poses at Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week, February 13, 2012

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Now let's see!, it cant have been her face that attracted him, so it must have been her billionare bank ballance that took his eye. I must admit though it would make me think long and hard to turn up an oportunity like that down.

- Old Jake , North Yorks, 14/5/2013 11:57

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yikes...

- Eni , Sydney, AU, 14/5/2013 11:56

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she was beautiful before all the surgery. poor girl, why do young beautiful women change so much to grow up and get so much done to look 40 when they are 20....

- RussellFnTX , Sherman, United States, 14/5/2013 11:54

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Why the heck is he wearing a suit all the time. Yes, he's the grandson of a former president, but it doesn't make you as inportant as him. You don't need to impress anyone, no one even knows who you are mate!

- Rory , Scotland, 14/5/2013 11:54

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Oh Dear.!! She looks like her dad, and her clothes look better on the hanger lol

- Chella-westmids , west mids, United Kingdom, 14/5/2013 11:47

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She looked soft, pretty and feminine before the changes.

- Fedup , Hollywood, United States, 14/5/2013 11:43

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Nice to know men are as shallow as women and will marry anyone that comes with money!

- SAM , In Despair, 14/5/2013 11:41

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She just needs to sort her teeth and eyebrows out. He needs a new wardrobe. .... It's so easy to judge strangers