Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley traded blows over China at Wednesday night's Republican presidential primary debate in Miami. The GOP hopefuls – both jostling for second place behind former President Donald Trump – are competing to be the only viable Trump alternative headed into the Iowa caucuses in January.
The company built a plant about five miles away from a U.S. military base, Fort Jackson, although the base is not on a list of sensitive military sites that would require government approval for land purchases by foreign entities within one mile of the facilities, according to a Washington Post fact-check. "Ron, you are the chair of your economic development agency that, as of last week, said Florida is the ideal place for Chinese businesses," Haley said.