Spencer Cox: “The company, Cirrus Aircraft is a majority is majority owned…”

“We will not allow adversarial foreign entities to buy up strategic land in our state. A Chinese state owned company tied to the People's Liberation army tried to purchase land near the Provo airport very recently. The company, Cirrus Aircraft is a majority is majority owned by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, which is also known as avic, a restricted foreign entity under Utah law with deep military ties to the Chinese government. AVIC makes fighter jets, helicopters and drones for the Chinese military. They appear on multiple US Federal watch lists and are banned from federal contracts, assistance and benefits due to serious national security concerns.” (01:34–01:49)

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