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A venture capital firm backed by the Chinese government is a major investor in an artificial intelligence company that counts Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's husband as a top executive, a potential conflict of interest as her agency works to counter China on the world stage.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is on a mission to save American jobs — one computer chip at a time
Gina Raimondo only wears watches made by Bulova — a company that laid off her scientist father, closed its Rhode Island factory and moved production to China in 1983. The watches give Raimondo, the US commerce secretary, a sense of mission as President Joe Biden’s de facto tech minister,
The watch on her wrist is a reminder "that we need to do more to get good manufacturing jobs."
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo only wears watches made by Bulova -- a company that laid off her scientist father, closed its Rhode Island factory and moved production to China in 1983. "It's been a tribute to my dad and a reminder to me that we need to do more to get good manufacturing jobs in America," she said.