In this segment of The Jenny Beth Show, Restoration of America's Director of Policy Research Hayden Ludwig walks through his team's investigation into Chinese ownership of United States farmland.
The finding: 342 United States military bases sit within 50 miles of Chinese-owned property, including Fort Meade, Fort Detrick, and bases that control the nuclear ICBM stockpile. That is nearly 20 times what the mainstream media has reported.
Ludwig explains how we got here. Until just a few years ago, only one state had any restriction on foreign ownership of farmland. Smithfield Foods, the largest pork producer in the United States and based in Virginia, is now Chinese-owned. China's Made in China 2025 strategy and Belt and Road Initiative are explicitly designed to make Beijing import-proof and blockade-proof.
The risks are not theoretical. Corn silos can house surveillance cameras. Drones create new vulnerabilities. And a Chinese billionaire now controls 200,000 acres of forest land in rural Oregon in the same counties where Chinese black-market marijuana and synthetic opioid operations are booming.
Why this matters: a Senate bill that would ban this has not been brought to a vote.
Call the United States Senate at 202-224-3121. Tell your senators to act. Learn more at passthesaveamericaact.com, jennybethshow.com, teapartypatriots.org, and restoration-news.com.
Chapters:
00:00 — The Finding: 342 Bases in Range
01:10 — How Smithfield Foods Went Chinese
02:30 — Made in China 2025 and Belt and Road
04:25 — Drones, Corn Silos, and Surveillance
05:45 — 200,000 Acres in Rural Oregon
06:55 — Why the Senate Has Not Acted
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