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Ted Cruz: “The Chinese are buying up land, and they're claiming they're…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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China Buys Up U.S. Farmland & Alvin Bragg Releases Anti-Israel Protestors | Verdict Ep. 203

Published | Video Starts at 04:19

That includes Marine Corps base Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California, and it includes McDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. 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. It allows them to install tracking technology, to use radar, to use infrared scanning and to view the bases, and from there, to attempt to fly drones over the bases and engage in surveillance. (04:19–04:25)

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Asserts that China claims to buy land for farming or ranching near U.S. military bases.

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