First appearance on Fox: Former UN Ambassador nikki haley's During his term as South Carolina's governor, the state partnered with a group led by the Chinese Communist Party government to send more than a dozen students to a summer camp in Beijing.
“The South Carolina Department of Education is pleased to partner with Beijing International Education Exchange (BIEE).” March 2015 Memorandum The state Department of Education's website states: “The International Division of the Beijing Municipal Board of Education is pleased to announce that invitations to this year’s 5th Beijing International Summer Camp will be extended to 20 secondary school students from across South Carolina.”
“On behalf of BIEE, we call on every high school in South Carolina to nominate 20 secondary students between the ages of 14 and 18 to participate in this program.The camp will begin in July 2015. It will be held in Beijing from the 14th to the 23rd.
According to the study, the Beijing Municipal Board of Education is under the “intensive guidance of the Communist Party of China Beijing Municipal Committee Education Committee” and “implements the guidelines, policies, decisions, and arrangements of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.” It turned out that this was the case.to beijing government.
During the adjournment of the National Party Congress of the Communist Party of China, “the Central Committee shall implement the resolutions of the National Party Congress, direct all activities of the Communist Party of China, and represent the Communist Party of China to the world.” Chinese Embassy website.
The memorandum states that the trip is a “great opportunity” for the students, and that “BIEE will fully cover the cost of accommodation, meals, local transportation, tuition, and local activities in China.” There is.
The 20 students were accompanied by two chaperones, and the trip cost a total of $2,200 per person for airfare and international visas.
Haley's relationship with China during her time as Palmetto governor has been an issue highlighted by Republican opponents, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. said in October Haley said she “rolled out the red carpet” for the Chinese Communist Party.
DeSantis also criticized Haley during the Republican presidential debate. We are doing recruitment activities. During her time as governor, she visited Chinese-owned companies in South Carolina, standing next to a Chinese flag and giving a warm speech about the companies.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping (Zhang Lintao/Getty Images)
While serving as Governor of South Carolina in 2014, haley Said She said she considers China a “friend” and appreciates the “strong relationship” between South Carolina and China.
In a December 30, 2014 letter to then-Chinese Ambassador Cui Tiankai, Ms Haley thanked the Chinese diplomat for congratulating her on her re-election and expressed her “gratitude and appreciation” for China's “economic contribution”. “There is,” he said.
nikki haley (FOX News Photo/Joshua Commins)
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haley told Fox News Digital In November, he said China would not “blackmail or intimidate” U.S. companies if he is elected to the White House in 2024.
Fox News Digital reached out to Haley's campaign for comment but did not receive a response.
A spokesperson for the South Carolina Department of Education told Fox News Digital that the summer camp program “expired several years ago.”
Haley is Currently voting Approximately two weeks before the Iowa caucuses, the poll was at 16.1%, ranking third behind former President Trump at 51.3% and DeSantis at 18.6%.
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser and Brianna Herlihy contributed to this report.
