{"id":2094704,"date":"2023-11-08T22:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T03:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-candidates-spar-on-china-but-agree-that-beijing-poses-a-threat\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T22:21:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T03:21:00","slug":"republican-debate-candidates-spar-on-china-but-agree-that-beijing-poses-a-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-candidates-spar-on-china-but-agree-that-beijing-poses-a-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican debate: Candidates spar on China but agree that Beijing poses a threat"},"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\">26<\/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%2Frepublican-debate-candidates-spar-on-china-but-agree-that-beijing-poses-a-threat%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=2094704&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>The Threats Posed \u2064by China Dominate Republican Presidential Debate<\/h2>\n<p>The Republican\u200b presidential debate on \u2064Wednesday \u2062saw all\u200d five candidates united in their concerns about the\u2062 threats \u200bposed by China. However,\u2063 amidst the agreement, there were heated \u2062arguments\u200c over each candidate&#8217;s track record in dealing with \u200dthe\u2063 United States&#8217; primary competitor.<\/p>\n<h3>DeSantis and Haley Clash Over China<\/h3>\n<p>During the\u200b debate in Miami, Governor Ron \u200bDeSantis of Florida and \u2064former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley engaged in \u200da heated exchange, questioning each other&#8217;s handling of Beijing\u200d during their respective tenures. \u200bThis disagreement spilled over onto the debate \u200cstage, with both candidates reiterating their criticisms.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cShe welcomed them into South Carolina, gave\u2062 them land near a military base, wrote the Chinese ambassador a love\u200b letter, saying what a great friend they were.\u2064 That was like their No. 1 way to \u200ddo economic development,\u201d DeSantis claimed. \u201cIn \u200cFlorida, I banned China from buying land in the state. &#8230; We\u200c kicked the Confucius \u2063institutes out of \u2062our universities. We&#8217;ve recognized the threat, and we&#8217;ve acted swiftly and decisively.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Although Haley did not immediately\u200b respond to DeSantis&#8217; \u200dclaims, she later attacked him through\u200c the Florida\u200d Economic Development Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Entrepreneur-turned-politician Vivek Ramaswamy sided\u2063 with DeSantis in the argument, highlighting\u200c a lobbying-based exemption\u200d in a bill \u2064that allowed \u2062Chinese nationals to buy land near \u2063military \u2062bases.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou do have to recognize that Ron \u200cDeSantis was correct about acknowledging Nikki \u2064Haley&#8217;s tough\u200c talk when\u2064 she was\u2062 ambassador to the U.N., calling China \u200d\u2018our great friend,\u2019 bringing the\u2064 CCP to \u2062South Carolina. When you left out, though, \u200bRon, and be honest about it, there was a lobbying-based exemption in that bill that allowed Chinese nationals to buy land within a 20-mile radius of a military base \u200dlobbied for by one \u2063of your donors,\u201d Ramaswamy said. \u201cSo I think we have to call a spade a spade. We need politicians who \u2063are independent of the forces \u2063that increase our dependence on \u200cChina.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Biden&#8217;s Meeting with\u200d Xi Jinping<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden is scheduled\u2064 to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-candidates-spar-on-china-but-agree-that-beijing-poses-a-threat\/\" title=\"Republican debate: Candidates spar on China but agree that Beijing poses a threat\">highly anticipated meeting aimed<\/a> at recalibrating the deteriorated relationship \u200dbetween the two countries.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What measures did the candidates propose to\u200b address cybersecurity and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-partners-at-firm-hired-to-review-lincoln-project-scandal-have-donated-thousands-to-group\/\" title=\"Senior Partners at Firm Hired to \u2018Review\u2019 Lincoln Project Scandal Have Donated Thousands to Group\">intellectual property theft<\/a> \u200bfrom China<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Florida \u200band former ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, engaged in a contentious exchange \u2064over China. DeSantis criticized Haley for her past support\u200b of trade deals with China, arguing\u200c that\u200d they have harmed American workers and businesses. He emphasized the\u2064 need for greater\u200b economic \u200brestrictions on China in order to\u200b protect American industries and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-war-vets-warn-biden-against-shuttering-gitmo\/\" title=\"Congressional War Vets Warn Biden Against Shuttering Gitmo\">national security interests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Haley defended herself by \u200bstating that her position had evolved \u2064over time and that she now recognizes the need for a tougher \u2063stance \u2064on China. She highlighted her efforts as ambassador to hold China accountable for\u2063 its unfair trade practices and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-pension-funds-invest-millions-in-blacklisted-chinese-companies\/\" title=\"State pension funds invest in blacklisted Chinese companies, worth millions.\">human\u2063 rights abuses<\/a>. Haley \u2064also stressed the importance of maintaining a strong\u2062 relationship with allies in the region\u200d to \u200ccounter China&#8217;s\u200d influence.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b clash \u200bbetween \u200cDeSantis\u2063 and Haley underscores the ongoing debate within \u200dthe Republican\u200d Party over how to \u2063best address China&#8217;s rise as a global power. Many conservatives argue\u200c that the United States must take \u2062a confrontational approach, imposing strict trade restrictions and holding China accountable for its unfair practices. Others, like Haley, advocate for\u2064 a more nuanced strategy that combines pressure \u200bwith diplomatic\u2063 engagement.<\/p>\n<h3>Tensions Over Taiwan and Hong Kong<\/h3>\n<p>Another \u2062point of contention during the debate was\u200b the United States&#8217;\u2063 relationship with Taiwan and its response to the\u2064 ongoing political crisis \u2063in Hong\u2063 Kong.\u2064 All\u2063 five \u2064candidates expressed support for\u2062 Taiwan \u200dand emphasized the need to counter China&#8217;s efforts\u2062 to \u2064isolate and intimidate\u2063 the island. They criticized China&#8217;s recent military maneuvers \u2062near Taiwan and called for \u200dincreased military cooperation with \u2062the island.<\/p>\n<p>However, differences emerged in the candidates&#8217; responses to the Hong Kong\u2063 pro-democracy movement.\u2063 Senator Ted Cruz of Texas took a\u2064 strong stance, condemning China&#8217;s crackdown on peaceful protesters\u200b and calling for increased support for \u200bHong\u2062 Kong&#8217;s fight for freedom. Other\u2063 candidates, while expressing concern \u200dover the erosion \u200cof \u2064Hong Kong&#8217;s autonomy, emphasized the\u200b need to protect American economic interests \u2062in the region.<\/p>\n<h3>Cybersecurity and Intellectual Property Theft<\/h3>\n<p>Amidst\u2062 the broader \u200dconcerns\u200d raised about China, \u2063cybersecurity and intellectual property \u2064theft emerged \u2062as significant issues of\u200d contention. Candidates\u2062 criticized China&#8217;s \u2062state-sponsored \u200dhacking and theft\u2063 of American intellectual property, highlighting the threat it \u2064poses to American businesses\u2062 and national security.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Marco\u200b Rubio \u200bof\u200d Florida advocated for\u200b more\u200b robust cybersecurity\u2064 measures\u200c and called for increased \u2063investment in technology \u2063to counter\u2062 Chinese cyber attacks. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo emphasized the \u200bneed to hold China accountable for its theft \u2062of American intellectual \u2062property and urged\u200d for stronger\u2064 diplomatic\u200d and economic \u2063pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Overall,\u2064 the Republican\u200b presidential debate highlighted the shared concerns over China&#8217;s growing \u200cinfluence\u200c and aggressive behavior. \u200dThe candidates were\u2062 united in their belief that the United States\u200b must\u2062 take a\u200c tougher stance on China in order\u2062 to protect American interests. However, differences emerged \u2062in their strategies and emphasis, reflecting the ongoing debate within \u2062the party. As the \u200c2024 election approaches, it is\u200c clear \u2064that China will \u200dremain a\u2064 central issue in the Republican\u2062 Party&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/america-first-diplomacy-is-over-biden-tells-g-7-summit\/\" title=\"\u2018America First\u2019 Diplomacy Is Over, Biden Tells G-7 Summit\">foreign policy agenda<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The five Republican presidential candidates who participated in Wednesday&#8217;s debate all agreed about the threats posed by China, even though they argued over each other&#8217;s records regarding the United States&#8217;s primary competitor. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley have questioned each other&#8217;s track record with Beijing during their tenures and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2094705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2094704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2094704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2094704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2094704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2094705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2094704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2094704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2094704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}