Kansas lawmakers advanced proposals Wednesday to curb economic activity by Chinese entities, including farmland and business property purchases.
Republican legislators in Kansas advanced proposals Wednesday aimed at preventing individuals and companies from China and other U.S. adversaries from owning farmland or business property, limiting state investments in foreign companies and restricting the use of foreign-made drones. Some GOP conservatives, including state Attorney General Kris Kobach, want the state to enact even tougher restrictions, even as Democratic critics suggest the measures are fueled by xenophobia.
The Republican-controlled Kansas House approved three bills addressing activities by individuals and companies from 'countries of concern' — China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Venezuela — and groups designated as terrorist organizations by the U.S. government. Under one bill, if their citizens own more than 10% of a firm, the firm couldn't own farmland or business property within 150 miles of a U.S. military or National Guard base or property owned by any other U.S.
To the extent that there is a problem, much of it could be addressed by our existing prohibition on corporate ownership of farmland,' said Democratic Rep. Boog Highberger, from Lawrence.
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