Communist China “Down On The Farm”

If the COVID-19 pandemic proved anything, it proved that the United States is far too dependent on communist China for just about everything. 

When we needed masks and personal protection equipment to fight the virus, we quickly discovered that virtually all of it was made in China. We discovered that many of our medicines comes from China. 

But the problem of Chinese market manipulation and influence isn’t confined to what’s “made in China.” It turns out that communist Chinese companies are also buying massive amounts of U.S. farmland. And the growing number of acquisitions is happening while Biden sleeps.

During the Bush years, communist China bought fewer than 10 U.S. farms annually. That figure more than doubled during the Obama/Biden era. In 2013, the communist Chinese spent $4.7 billion to takeover Smithfield Foods. 

Last year, Texas officials took action to prevent a Chinese billionaire with connections to the Chinese Communist Party from connecting a wind farm to the state’s energy grid. The land he controls also happens to be near Laughlin Air Base.

One year ago today, Politico reported that communist China controlled at least 192,000 acres of American farmland, and that Beijing’s “agricultural investments in other nations had grown more than tenfold since 2009.”

Most recently, communist Chinese companies have bought several farms in North Dakota that are just minutes away from a U.S. military base that is “home of some of the country’s most sophisticated military drone technology.” These purchases are causing concerned citizens and congressional Republicans to speak out. 

There is a government agency, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), that is supposed to examine the dealings of foreign corporations in the United States for national security concerns. 

Some will argue that CFIUS is primarily focused on technology transfers, not agriculture. Well, that’s precisely the point. Once again, we’re not adjusting to face emerging challenges. 

Will someone in charge of protecting our security please wake up?!