Ted Cruz: “It allows them to set up reconnaissance sites, install…”

“All of those. The Chinese are buying up land, and they're claiming they're buying it up for farming or ranching, but It allows them to set up reconnaissance sites, install tracking technology, use radar, and infrared scanning. and to view the bases, and from there, to attempt to fly drones over the bases and engage in surveillance. And I got to say, it is insane that we are allowing the Chinese to do this.” (04:27–04:41)

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