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FIRST ON FOX:<\/strong> During former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley\u2019s tenure as South Carolina governor, the state partnered with a group led by the Chinese communist government to send more than a dozen students to a Beijing summer camp.<\/p>\n

\u2018The South Carolina Department of Education is pleased to partner with the Beijing International Education Exchange (BIEE),\u2019 a March 2015 memorandum on the state\u2019s education department website reads. \u2018The international division of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission is delighted to announce that invitations will be extended to 20 secondary school students from across South Carolina to attend the 5th Beijing International Student Summer Camp this year.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018On behalf of BIEE, we invite all high schools in South Carolina to recommend 20 secondary students, between the ages of 14 to 18, to participate in the program. The camp will take place from July 14 \u2013 23, 2015 in Beijing.\u2019<\/p>\n

A review found that the Beijing Municipal Education Commission is under the \u2018the centralized leadership of the Education Committee of Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China\u2019 and \u2018implements the guidelines, policies, decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee,\u2019 according to the government of Beijing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When the CCP\u2019s National Party Congress is out of session, the \u2018Central Committee carries out the resolutions of the National Party Congress, leads all the work of the CPC, and represents the CPC to the rest of the world,\u2019 according to a Chinese embassy\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

The memorandum describes the trip as an \u2018amazing opportunity\u2019 for the students and that the cost of \u2018accommodations, meals, local transportation, tuition, and local activities in China\u2019 is \u2018fully covered by BIEE.\u2019<\/p>\n

The trip cost the 20 students, who were accompanied by two chaperons, a total of $2,200 each to pay for their airfare and international visa.<\/p>\n

Haley\u2019s relationship with China during her time as governor of the Palmetto State has been an issue her Republican opponents have highlighted, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who said in October that Haley \u2018rolled out the red carpet\u2019 for the CCP.<\/p>\n

DeSantis also called out Haley during a GOP presidential debate for working to recruit a Chinese-owned company to South Carolina while she was governor and giving a warm speech about the company while standing next to a Chinese flag.<\/p>\n

When serving as governor of South Carolina in 2014, Haley said she considered China \u2018a friend\u2019 and that she appreciated the \u2018strong relationship\u2019 between South Carolina and China.<\/p>\n

In a letter sent to then-Chinese Ambassador Cui Tiankai on Dec. 30, 2014, Haley thanked a Chinese diplomat for congratulating her on her reelection and said she was \u2018grateful\u2019 for China\u2019s \u2018contributions on the economic front.\u2019<\/p>\n

Haley told Fox News Digital in November that China won\u2019t \u2018threaten or intimidate\u2019 American businesses if she is elected to the White House in 2024.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to the Haley campaign for comment, but did not receive a response.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the South Carolina Department of Education told Fox News Digital that the summer camp program \u2018expired several years ago.\u2019<\/p>\n

Haley is currently polling at 16.1% in Iowa with about two weeks before the Iowa Caucus, which puts her in third place behind former President Trump at 51.3% and DeSantis at 18.6%.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital\u2019s Paul Steinhauser and Brianna Herlihy contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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