With entities controlled by the Chinese Communist Party gobbling up American farmland, some in Congress are sounding the alarm and moving to stop what they see as a growing threat.
Texas Republican Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) has introduced the Securing America's Land from Foreign Interference Act to prevent the (CCP) from owning land in the United States.
“The Securing America's Land from Foreign Interference Act will ensure that United States land never comes under the control of the CCP by prohibiting the purchase of U.S. public or private real estate by any members of the CCP or any entity under the control or influence of the CCP,” reads a statement from Roy's office announcing the legislation.
“There is no reason we should allow one of our greatest adversaries – the Chinese Communist Party – to buy up land in the United States. If the Soviet Union had been doing this in the 80s, we'd have recognized the threat,” said Roy.
“China is not our friend; they want to dominate us and destroy our way of life; we need to wake up and start acting like it,” Roy added.
“Chinese firms have expanded their presence in American agriculture over the last decade by snapping up farmland and purchasing major agribusinesses, like pork processing giant Smithfield Foods,” POLITICO reports.
“By the start of 2020, Chinese owners controlled about 192,000 agricultural acres in the U.S., worth $1.9 billion, including land used for farming, ranching and forestry, according to the Agriculture Department,” POLITICO adds.
The farmland purchases appear to be both a plan by Chinese Communists to expand their economic investment and feed the world's largest population, under the regime's “One Belt One Road” program.
There may also be another motivation. Some of the purchased farmland is near key U.S. military installations.
“In November of 2021, Grand Forks, North Dakota announced that Fufeng Group of Shandong, China had selected the area as a location for a new wet corn mill,” American Military News reports.
“According to a May report by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC), the new Fufeng Group mill would be on a 370-acre plot of land located about 12 miles from the Grand Forks Air Force Base,” writes AMN.
“The U.S. Air Force base is home to some of the top U.S. intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. The base is home to 319th Reconnaissance Wing, which is one of the major operators of the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance vehicles. The base will also host a new space networking center which will help facilitate U.S. military communications across the globe,” AMN notes, adding ‘The USCC report said the land purchase near the U.S. military base could be “particularly convenient for monitoring air traffic flows in and out of the base, among other security-related concerns.'”
And it's not just North Dakota.
“Prior to the Fufeng Group's effort to buy up land near Grand Forks Air Force Base, another Chinese firm had begun efforts to buy up around 140,000 acres of land located about 70 miles from Laughlin Air Force Base,” AMN reports.
Roy's bill was introduced with Reps. Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Mary Miller (IL-15), Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14), Daniel Webster (FL-10), Pat Fallon (TX-04) and Wesley Hunt (TX-38) co-sponsoring.
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.
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No foreign entity should be buying land/ property in the US. They have a tendency to use and abuse the privilege. In Florida years ago they would buy hotels, run up expenses then transfer the income to another property and file bankruptcy. There is no respect for our country at all…
“or any entity under the control or influence of the CCP,” So will the Biden Crime Family have to forfeit their land?
hey should
Chip Roy is great! No foreigner should be allowed to buy property in the USA.
Victory, awesome
Who would let this happen and why? If biden is involved with this, he should be impeached and charged with treason and put away immediately before he causes more harm to our Country.
Had he been Trump it would have happened already… I’m A former Democrat and am ashamed of it.
Stuff that Biden should be impeached with, charged for treason with, and immediately put away with, is kinda’ like the national debt……………
It’s clear outta control.
Obiden the commie lover and supporter it’s all about the money he got up front! Let’s Go Brandon!
Mexico has had laws like this on their books for YEARS.
About time we play by the same book.
And while we’re at it, let’s NATIONALIZE all properties that have ALREADY been bought, like the Arabs took over all of the American company built oil fields.
“Sorry folks, law has changed, that’s all OURS now.
Sorry …..NOT !
my sentiments precisely ! And quit lolly lagging and get it done NOW !
Finally a Congressman with a set!!!! Who the H ever started selling our land to foreigners to begin with. We are the laughing stock of the world. These people running our country are just greedy bastards and don’t think on minute past running to the bank with a huge check. It is disgusting and shameful. Our forefathers have to be turning over in their graves!!!!!
No foreigner should be allowed to purchase land in the US. That is just common sense.
It is a national security risk and not in the best interest of our country to allow foreigners, non-US citizens to own land in our country. Just like our southern being open is a national security risk. Terrorist, criminals, drug cartel, drugs, rapist, murders coming into our country almost at will and the American citizens having to support these people because they are not allowed to work without proper documentation. We are in desperate need of leadership in Washington.
anyone that tries to sell to the ccp should be thrown out of this country and banned for ever to come back to the United STATES of AMERICA
Not only should we have a law prohibiting foreign firms and countries from purchasing and owning land in the United States, we should also prohibit them from renting or otherwise utilizing any land close to military bases or other sensitive infrastructure.
The US should nor allow the CCP to own any property in the US, nor any food processing plants, or any corporations, actually. All property that they own should be nationalized for compensation of Covid and sold back to US farmers, but not the big corps – turn it back to small farms. The CCP should be removed from our universities and non-profits. The CCP does not allow the US to invade China and buy up property and companies. All drug manufacturing should be returned to the US from China for our security. And any payments or bribes to elected govt officials or employees of the US govt. or non-profits should be stopped. Anyone taking bribes should be prosecuted, including the Biden family.
This is still America communist is not wanted here destroy your own country and people we don’t want your kind here! Stay out if our country