Posted on 08/10/2021 3:53:27 PM PDT by DFG
What started as Texans seeking to protect a local river has morphed into a political firestorm after a Chinese billionaire and member in good standing with the Chinese Communist Party snapped up 140,000 acres in the state on the border with Mexico near Laughlin Air Force Base.
And Chinese real estate tycoon Sun Guangxin is not only a neighbor to a top U.S. military installation, but he is planning a wind farm on the property, meaning the operation could be connected to the electricity grid in the state.
Devils River Conservancy was the first to sound the alarm about foreign investors buying up massive amounts of U.S. land based on how those investors could harm the environment.
But when lawmakers found out about Sun and his plans, national security became the focal point.
“These wind farms affect our training routes and pose a severe risk to our national security,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said in a statement provided to Forbes, which published a lengthy article on Sun. “The Chinese Communist Party has demonstrated time and again they’re willing to invest billions of dollars to expand their espionage capabilities and their global reach, including through land purchase schemes near military bases.”
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Also in Canada
Maybe he wants to raise Jackalopes.
Well maybe don’t sell land to red China if its a problem.
You mean Chinese real estate tycoon Sun “Tex” Guangxin, the one with the ten gallon hat and the red 1959 classic Cadillac with the six gun door handles and longhorns on the hood?
I didn’t know he was gonna settle in these here parts. Don’t play cards with that guy; I hear he cheats.
Well they to build Bases someplace or missile silos or just plant the warheads
Also a large rare earth metals mining operation in west texas
The big electric car push is going to require a LOT of mining somewhere, I suspect.
Lawmakers are just looking for a Bribe
“Chinese billionaire and member in good standing with the Chinese Communist Party”
Am I the only one who sees a contradiction above? The Chinese communist party is no longer communist!
That’s nothing compared to the 43,000 acres on the Potomac they’ve purchased.
take their money, keep the land......it’s not like they can take it with them...... F those bat eating jackoffs
And a provide some advantageous views from the turbine as well. Especially when they are blocked with a prop over 300 feet up and loaded with sensing equipment. And why not bombard the base(s) with signals of some sort as the windmills turn? Just so many options.
Wind Farms , they want some of the Democrats New Green Deal ? LOL
There is HUGE gravy in this new trillion dollar infrastructure bill that just cleared the Senate.
Property is theft!
“These wind farms affect our training routes and pose a severe risk to our national security,”
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Oh, I don’t know about all that but I bet those windmills would make pretty good target practice for all those new pilots.
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Also a large rare earth metals mining operation in west texas
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Seems like everyone is messing with Texas these days.
How much was Hunter’s finders fee?
For the high party members - no. For the peasantry…. Not so much.
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