Lawmakers Want to Ban Chinese Companies From Buying US Farmland Due to ‘National Security’ Threat
Chinese companies have acquired over 500,000 acres of farmland in Texas, the agriculture powerhouse of the United States that leads the country in exporting a host of crops. The acquisition of that much acreage has been a concern for Texas lawmakers, particularly for Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, who told The Epoch Times in an exclusive interview on Nov. 16 that it presents a national security threat and needs to be stopped.
“It should be a matter of urgency; the stupidest thing we could do is let the Chinese buy our farmland,” said Miller. “It would give them access to our food sources or electric grid … there’s no good reason to allow this to happen.”…