How Deep Is China in America’s Ballot Box?
Beijing’s influence stretches deeper than Washington dares admit.American history books
by John Mac Ghlionn
August 29, 2025, 10:04 PM
China is America’s greatest adversary. Not merely an economic rival or a diplomatic competitor, but an existential threat to everything the United States claims to stand for. Beijing dreams of an America in retreat, a world where democratic values collapse and the Middle Kingdom reclaims the throne of global dominance. Their strategy isn’t nuclear war. It’s far more insidious: buying America one acre at a time.American history books
The land acquisition pattern is unmistakable and deliberate. In New Hampshire alone, Chinese companies have made several major purchases in the last decade. Nongfu Spring, owned by China’s richest man, bought a warehouse and land near Nashua’s water system for $67 million — four times its assessed value. Chinese investor Sui Liu purchased the former Daniel Webster College campus that sits just 6 miles from BAE Systems Electronic Systems, a defense contractor supporting Air Force and Space Force programs. These aren’t random real estate investments — they’re strategic positioning near military installations and defense contractors.
The mathematics are revealing. When foreign companies systematically overpay by 300-400 percent for properties adjacent to sensitive military sites, that’s not market dynamics. That’s reconnaissance disguised as commerce. The New Boston Space Force Station sits within striking distance of multiple Chinese-owned properties. The pattern repeats across critical infrastructure: airports, water systems, defense facilities.
Americans celebrate this as economic development. State officials actively courted Nongfu Spring as part of an economic development initiative, competing against Maryland to land the deal. The promise of 200 jobs apparently justified selling strategically vital land to a company controlled by an individual who couldn’t have become China’s wealthiest citizen without complete alignment with Communist Party priorities. And land purchases are only the surface layer. Beneath them lies something even more dangerous: political infiltration.
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