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Ted Cruz: “We should not allow the Chinese communists to buy land…”

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

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

Published July 25, 2024 | Video Starts at 04:49

And I got to say, it is insane that we are allowing the Chinese to do this. This should be illegal. We should not allow the Chinese communists to buy land anywhere near our bases. And this is an issue I've been fighting on a long time in the Senate, and at least so far, the Democrats have resisted doing anything meaningful to stop this problem. (04:49–04:57)

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Asserts that Chinese land purchases near U.S. military bases should be illegal.

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