{"id":2047921,"date":"2023-09-28T12:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-takes-aim-at-ramaswamy-did-business-with-chinese-communist-party-hunter-bidens-business-partners\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T12:13:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:13:49","slug":"scott-takes-aim-at-ramaswamy-did-business-with-chinese-communist-party-hunter-bidens-business-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-takes-aim-at-ramaswamy-did-business-with-chinese-communist-party-hunter-bidens-business-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott targets Ramaswamy: Ties to CCP, Hunter Biden&#8217;s associates."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fscott-takes-aim-at-ramaswamy-did-business-with-chinese-communist-party-hunter-bidens-business-partners%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=2047921&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--><h2>Sen. Tim Scott Takes Aim at Pharmaceutical Executive Vivek Ramaswamy Over China Business Ties<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/tim-scott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Scott<\/a> (R-SC) launched\u2064 a scathing attack on pharmaceutical executive \u200dVivek Ramaswamy during\u200c Wednesday night&#8217;s second\u200c Republican Party primary\u2063 debate. Scott,\u2063 who had been overshadowed\u2064 in \u200cthe previous debate, \u2064took issue with\u200d Ramaswamy&#8217;s contradictory statements about the Republican candidates\u200b on stage.<\/p>\n<p>Scott exclaimed, &#8220;When we have\u200b a conversation about the things \u2063that are happening\u2062 on this stage, we think about \u2063the \u200dfact that \u200bVivek just said \u2062we were\u2064 all &#8216;good people,&#8217;\u2062 and\u200b I appreciate that. Because \u200dlast debate, he said we were \u2062all &#8216;bought and paid for&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But Scott\u200c didn&#8217;t stop there. He went on to highlight Ramaswamy&#8217;s business ties with the Chinese Communist Party, stating,\u200b &#8220;I can&#8217;t imagine how you could say that, knowing\u200b that\u200b you were just in business with the Chinese \u2063Communist Party, \u2064and the same people that funded Hunter Biden millions of dollars was\u2062 a partner of\u2064 yours \u2064as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Watch the video:<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tim Scott\u2062 blasts \u200dVivek Ramaswamy for doing \u200bbusiness with the Chinese Communist Party:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t\u200b imagine how you can say that \u200dknowing that you were just in business\u2064 with the Chinese Communist Party.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GOPDebate?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GOPDebate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PyPqlCGrWM\">pic.twitter.com\/PyPqlCGrWM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WarMachineRR\/status\/1707209183739699357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September \u200c28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ramaswamy dismissed Scott&#8217;s\u200d claims as &#8220;nonsense.&#8221; However, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2023\/09\/26\/vivek-ramaswamy-china-business-ties-republican-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">op-ed<\/a> in The Washington Post revealed that Ramaswamy indeed \u2062had \u2064business dealings with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-four-democrats-who-fueled-vaccine-skepticism-while-trump-was-in-office\/\" title=\"Here Are Four Democrats Who Fueled Vaccine Skepticism While Trump Was In Office\">high-ranking members<\/a> of the Chinese Communist Party, \u2062including the same family that paid millions to Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy&#8217;s pharmaceutical company, Roivant, formed a partnership with a state-owned Chinese investment firm called CITIC Group to establish Sinovant, a company focused on advancing Chinese biopharmaceutical\u200c innovation. The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/09\/18\/business\/dealbook\/citic-securities-investigation-china.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that CITIC Group\u200d is \u200cdeeply connected to the Communist Party\u2062 elite.<\/p>\n<p>The deal\u2063 between Ramaswamy&#8217;s \u2062company and CITIC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-plan-to-buy-coal-mines-and-close-them-down-got-rejected-by-investors-report\/\" title=\"A Plan To Buy Coal Mines And Close Them Down Got Rejected By Investors: Report\">private-equity firm<\/a>, led\u200c by Liu Lefei, \u2062son\u200c of the former head of\u200c the Chinese\u2062 Communist Party&#8217;s propaganda department, raised \u200beyebrows. Liu Lefei is married to Jia Liqing, daughter of China&#8217;s longest-serving \u200cminister\u200d of state \u2063security. \u2064The Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/04\/07\/world\/asia\/china-panama-papers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> that the \u200ccouple represents\u200d influential figures within the Chinese Communist\u2064 Party.<\/p>\n<p>Jia also co-founded Harvest Global Investments with \u200bZhao Xuejun, a company that had business dealings with Hunter Biden. The Washington Post report revealed that Zhao paid\u200b $5 million \u200dto Biden&#8217;s firm in 2016,\u2062 confirming the \u2064connection between Ramaswamy&#8217;s\u2063 business partners and the president&#8217;s son.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE \u200dDAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These\u200b revelations have\u2063 sparked further interest from House Republicans, who are \u2064now investigating Hunter Biden&#8217;s Chinese\u200d business interests.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Are business relationships with\u200d the Chinese \u200cCommunist Party a\u2064 concern due \u200bto \u2063potential security \u200crisks and economic vulnerabilities?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b Blockquote><\/p>\n<p>During the second Republican Party primary debate on Wednesday night, Senator Tim\u2064 Scott of South Carolina launched a scathing attack on pharmaceutical executive Vivek \u2064Ramaswamy. Scott, who had previously been overshadowed in the\u200b debates, took issue \u200dwith Ramaswamy&#8217;s contradictory statements about the Republican candidates on stage.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 a bold\u2063 statement, Scott exclaimed, &#8220;When\u2063 we have a conversation about the things that are happening on this stage, we think about\u2062 the \u2064fact that Vivek \u2063just said \u2064we were all &#8216;good people,&#8217; and I appreciate that. Because last debate, \u2064he\u2063 said we were all &#8216;bought and paid for&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Scott&#8217;s criticism did not \u200cend there. He \u200calso \u2062highlighted Ramaswamy&#8217;s\u200b business\u200c ties with the Chinese Communist Party, saying, &#8220;I\u2064 can&#8217;t imagine how you could \u200csay that, knowing that you were just in business \u200cwith the Chinese Communist Party, \u2064and the same \u200cpeople that funded Hunter Biden millions of dollars were a partner of yours as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These allegations made by\u2064 Senator Scott raise important questions about the ethical considerations of \u200bbusiness\u200d relationships with the Chinese\u2062 Communist\u2062 Party. In recent years, the United States has become increasingly wary of \u2062China&#8217;s growing influence and human rights abuses. Many politicians and policymakers\u200d have expressed concerns \u2062about the potential security risks and economic\u200d vulnerabilities that arise from partnerships with Chinese entities.<\/p>\n<p>The mention of Hunter Biden, \u2063the\u2064 son of President Joe Biden, in Senator Scott&#8217;s \u200dstatement\u2062 also adds another dimension to the issue. Hunter Biden has been the subject of controversy surrounding his\u200c business dealings \u200cin China, which \u200bhave raised questions about potential conflicts of interest and foreign influence. As a result, allegations of connections to the Chinese Communist Party have become\u200c a matter\u2062 of great public concern.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial \u200bfor candidates and public figures to be transparent about their business ties, \u2063especially when\u2064 they involve foreign \u200centities that may \u200chave conflicting interests with the United States. Open \u200cand honest \u2064discussions\u200d about \u2062these connections\u2062 are essential\u2063 for\u2064 maintaining public trust and ensuring that political leaders are acting in \u200bthe best interests of the \u200dAmerican people.<\/p>\n<p>Senator\u2062 Scott&#8217;s\u2063 criticism of\u2064 Vivek Ramaswamy during the Republican \u200bParty primary debate serves as a \u200breminder of the \u200dimportance of scrutinizing business relationships \u200cand potential \u2062conflicts of\u2062 interest in politics. As the United States continues to\u2062 navigate its relationship with China, it is incumbent\u200c upon our leaders to make choices that prioritize the security, prosperity, and national interests of the \u2062American people.<\/p>\n<p>Without a doubt,\u200c Senator Scott&#8217;s remarks have sparked a debate that will continue to be\u2062 relevant\u200d as the country moves \u2062forward. \u2062The American\u2063 people deserve\u200d transparency\u2062 and\u2064 accountability from \u200btheir elected officials and those seeking political office, particularly when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-takes-aim-at-ramaswamy-did-business-with-chinese-communist-party-hunter-bidens-business-partners\/\" title=\"Scott targets Ramaswamy: Ties to CCP, Hunter Biden's associates.\">business \u2063ties involving\u2062 foreign entities<\/a>. Only through \u2064open\u2062 and honest discussions can we ensure \u200dthat our leaders \u200dact in \u2062the best\u2062 interests of the nation and its citizens.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) criticized Vivek Ramaswamy&#8217;s business links to communist China in the second GOP primary debate. 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