Nikki Haley campaigns for Trump ahead of the US election. (File)
Philadelphia Cream:
China is America’s “absolute number one” national security threat, Republican-Indo-American politician Nikki Haley said on Saturday (local time), adding that US President Donald Trump made sure Beijing did not steal American intellectual property.
Speaking at a fireside chat event hosted by Indian Voices for Trump in Battlefield State of Philadelphia, Haley, a former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, said President Trump had ” warned China “.
“China is our absolute number one threat right now, a huge threat to national security. With the trade deal the president made, not only did he get a better trade deal for us, but he put China in custody with intellectual property, “said the 48-year-old said.
“He made sure they know they can’t turn around and steal intellectual property. They can’t go spy on our universities, and that we’re going to hold them accountable as we go forward. “, she added.
The two-term governor of South Carolina, Haley was the first Indian-American in any presidential administration. She is now campaigning for Trump ahead of the US election.
Relations between the United States and China have deteriorated rapidly in recent months due to various issues including the origin of COVID-19, the Indo-Pacific, Hong Kong and trade disagreements.
During the event, Haley also attacked Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden and accused former US President Barack Obama’s administration of sponsoring terrorism.
“The last administration, under Biden, Obama literally gave planes full of money to the biggest sponsor of terrorism. And they took that money and channeled it and spread terrorism all over Yemen, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. And all these places. The president withdrew from the deal with Iran so that they would have the money to spend, “she said.
The current US election will take place on Tuesday, November 3.
