Lawmakers are raising national-security concerns as Chinese companies buy agricultural land in the U.S., possibly for purposes of espionage.
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Chinese companies are buying up farmland across the United States, raising concerns among lawmakers that the properties could be used for espionage.
By the beginning of 2020, Chinese companies possessed $1.9 billion in American agricultural land, amounting to approximately 192,000 acres of the almost 900 million acres of farmland in the U.S.
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Jack Wolfsohn, formerly an intern at National Review, is a candidate for a Master’s in Strategy, Cybersecurity, and Intelligence at Johns Hopkins University SAIS. Following graduation, he hopes to join the intelligence community, the State Department, or the Department of Defense.
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Chinese companies are buying up farmland across the United States, raising concerns among lawmakers that the properties could be used for espionage.
By the beginning of 2020, Chinese companies possessed $1.9 billion in American agricultural land, amounting to approximately 192,000 acres of the almost 900 million acres of farmland in the U.S.
About the Author
Jack Wolfsohn, formerly an intern at National Review, is a candidate for a Master’s in Strategy, Cybersecurity, and Intelligence at Johns Hopkins University SAIS. Following graduation, he hopes to join the intelligence community, the State Department, or the Department of Defense.
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