China is buying up American farms. Washington wants to crack down.

[libertybele]

China is buying up American farms. Washington wants to crack down.

The push to drain China’s influence from the U.S. economy has reached America’s farm country, as congressional lawmakers from both parties are looking at measures to crack down on foreign purchases of prime agricultural real estate.

House lawmakers recently advanced legislation to that effect, warning that China’s presence in the American food system poses a national security risk. And key Senate lawmakers have already shown interest in efforts to keep American farms in American hands.

The debate over farm ownership comes amid broader efforts by Congress and the Biden administration to curb the nation’s economic reliance on China, especially in key industries like food, semiconductors and minerals deemed crucial to the supply chain. The call for tighter limits on who owns America’s farms has come from a wide range of political leaders, from former Vice President Mike Pence to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), after gaining momentum seeded in farm states..........

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/19/china-buying-us-farms-foreign-purchase-499893

[jafo2010]

The time is long overdue to turn the tap off on all things Chinese.  That means we reduce each year the number of students admitted to the USA so that it is 20% of what it is, we reduce trade with China until it is 20% of what it is, and we restrict them buying anything more than a 20% share of anything in the USA.  They NEVER get a majority position to determine outcomes of anything.  Either they are an enemy state or they are not.  I say any devout communist nation is an enemy state of the USA.  That includes Russia, which has elections, but they are not free elections.  they are a shame, and in all areas other than Moscow and St, Petersburg, the communists are still very much in control.

Time is long overdue for our elected officials to do their damn job, rather than like Biden looking for the next payoff!!!

 

[rustynail]

They control the ham now they are going after the eggs.

[libertybele]

The time is long overdue to turn the tap off on all things Chinese.  That means we reduce each year the number of students admitted to the USA so that it is 20% of what it is, we reduce trade with China until it is 20% of what it is, and we restrict them buying anything more than a 20% share of anything in the USA.  They NEVER get a majority position to determine outcomes of anything.  Either they are an enemy state or they are not.  I say any devout communist nation is an enemy state of the USA.  That includes Russia, which has elections, but they are not free elections.  they are a shame, and in all areas other than Moscow and St, Petersburg, the communists are still very much in control.

Time is long overdue for our elected officials to do their damn job, rather than like Biden looking for the next payoff!!!

 

Well, in part Trump had China under control ... here we sit.