{"id":2047410,"date":"2023-09-27T23:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T03:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-defends-work-with-china\/"},"modified":"2023-09-27T23:26:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T03:26:01","slug":"vivek-ramaswamy-defends-work-with-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-defends-work-with-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Vivek Ramaswamy Defends Work With China"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvivek-ramaswamy-defends-work-with-china%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2047410&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\tGetty Images\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Vivek Ramaswamy defended his work in China during the second Republican presidential debate, arguing that &#8220;every other CEO expanded into the Chinese market,&#8221; and his company &#8220;got the hell out of there&#8221; after a few years.\t<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The candidate\u2019s comments followed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2023\/09\/26\/vivek-ramaswamy-china-business-ties-republican-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2023\/09\/26\/vivek-ramaswamy-china-business-ties-republican-primary\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1695955609793000&#038;usg=AOvVaw22KGp5I-HDF7ktXoKUAXkt\">reports<\/a>\u00a0that his biotech company worked with senior members of the Chinese Communist Party in 2017, including one prominent family that did business with Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ramaswamy defended his work, saying he pulled out of China in 2018 and has since stopped doing business in the country.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;In my first company, we opened a subsidiary in China. But you know what I did, that was different than every other company? We got the hell out of there,&#8221; said Ramaswamy during the debate on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ramaswamy was responding to criticism from other Republican contenders about his work in China. One of Ramaswamy\u2019s pharmaceutical companies, Sinovant, received financial backing from the private equity arm of CITIC, a Chinese government-linked investment firm.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sen. Tim Scott (R., S.C.) accused Ramaswamy of going into &#8220;business with the Chinese Communist Party, and the same people that funded Hunter Biden millions of dollars.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Scott noted that Ramaswamy only stopped doing business in China in 2018, which was &#8220;about the time [Ramaswamy] decided to start voting in presidential elections.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ramaswamy has faced criticism for his position on Taiwan. The candidate has argued that the United States should only defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion until 2028, a time when Ramaswamy said America will no longer rely on Taiwan for semiconductor independence.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ramaswamy also defended his decision to use TikTok, a Chinese government-linked social media platform that U.S. officials have deemed a national security risk. The candidate said he is on the platform because he wants to &#8220;actually win&#8221; and is focused on &#8220;reaching the next generation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;There&#8217;s exactly one person in the Republican Party, which talks a big game about reaching young people. And that\u2019s me,&#8221; he said.\t<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley shot back that Ramaswamy\u2019s comments were &#8220;infuriating&#8221; because &#8220;TikTok is one of the most dangerous social media apps that we can have.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Every time I hear you I feel a little bit dumber for what you say,&#8221; said Haley.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images Vivek Ramaswamy defended his work in China during the second Republican presidential debate, arguing that &#8220;every other CEO expanded into the Chinese market,&#8221; and his company &#8220;got the hell out of there&#8221; after a few years. 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