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Chinese-owned GNC stores operating on US military bases spark national security concerns
« on: April 14, 2025, 11:51:57 am »
Chinese-owned GNC stores operating on US military bases spark national security concerns
GNC could collect health data on U.S. troops and launch cyber intrusions, a GOP congressman warns
By Morgan Phillips Fox News
Published April 4, 2025 4:28pm EDT
 
While much of Congress focuses on banning China from buying land near U.S. military bases, freshman Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., says the Chinese Communist Party already has a direct presence on those installations – through national nutrition chain GNC.

A bill released by Harrigan this week, the Military Installation Retail Security Act of 2025, would ban any companies of Chinese, North Korean, Iranian or Russian ownership from operating on military bases.

"This is actually a situation where the CCP is operating on our military bases. It’s even crazier [than foreign land purchases]," Harrigan told Fox News Digital.


In June 2020, vitamin retailer GNC filed for bankruptcy and was wholly acquired by Harbin Pharmaceuticals, a partially state-owned enterprise in China. Harbin had previously acquired a 40% stake in GNC in 2018.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gnc-chinese-ownership-military-bases-harrigan-bill
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Re: Chinese-owned GNC stores operating on US military bases spark national security concerns
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2025, 11:54:24 am »
Would a Nazi owned business on a military base have been approved?  I wonder who approved this?  Biden has been quite friendly to the Chicoms. :pondering:
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Re: Chinese-owned GNC stores operating on US military bases spark national security concerns
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2025, 12:48:56 pm »
Should we trust that the products at those stores, or any GNC stores, are safe?
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Re: Chinese-owned GNC stores operating on US military bases spark national security concerns
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2025, 02:25:41 pm »
To permit any foreigner on a military base must be only a special exception.

Anyone believe the Chinese would permit an American company to setup shop on one of their installations?
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