A law that would ban Chinese citizens from purchasing certain types of farmland has been passed in the Texas Senate.
Chinese citizens may soon be banned from purchasing various types of farmland in Texas, with the state’s senate passing a bill on Wednesday aimed at banning the practice which has raised serious concerns in other parts of the U.S.
“Food security is national security,” she told the American broadcaster. ” Oil and gas, our rare earth materials, timber – we need to be protecting that.” “National security is a serious issue, but if we are concerned about the actions of foreign governments, then legislation should only affect foreign governments and their agents,” she said.
“We want no CCP land purchases, and obviously, they are not going to do it directly,” Governor Ron Desantisregarding the issue. “They will have shell companies, so we’re going to have to have a system in place to scrutinize this.”
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