Sen. Rick Scott says he's a China hawk. But he's made lots of money with China-related investments.

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Sen. Rick Scott says he's a China hawk. But he's made lots of money with China-related investments.

In November, ahead of President Joe Biden’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) issued a press release casting himself as a fierce opponent of China. It declared, “Since being elected to the U.S. Senate, Senator Scott has introduced dozens of bills to punish Communist China for its increased military aggression, continued cyberattacks on both private companies and U.S. government agencies, unfair trade practices and …