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China Moves to Buy a Major American News Outlet
Red State ^ | 5/31/2022 | Bonchie

Posted on 05/31/2022 3:05:34 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever

A Chinese-government-controlled company has put in an offer to buy Forbes, the major American news company that built its name on financial analysis.

According to the Free Beacon, Magnum Opus, the CCP-controlled company in question, announced its intent to acquire the property last August. Now, that deal looks to be nearing completion, and it’s drawing outrage from Republicans who are pointing out what a major security risk the move represents.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biden; ccp; ccpforbes; ccpmagnumopus; chat; chatforum; china; forbes; liberalmsm; magnumopus; msm; nationalsecurity; redchina
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Looks like Biden is in favor of this.
1 posted on 05/31/2022 3:05:34 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever
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To: stars & stripes forever

You mean they didn’t own it befofe today? Shocker. (Sorry, that was the legit first thing I thought upon reading that headline)


2 posted on 05/31/2022 3:09:41 PM PDT by Severa (I can't take this stress anymore...quick, get me a marker to sniff....)
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To: stars & stripes forever

What, you mean Forbes wasn’t already owned by China? Well I’ll be.


3 posted on 05/31/2022 3:10:04 PM PDT by circlecity
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To: stars & stripes forever

I thought they already owned it . so what do they think they can steal owning it all ?


4 posted on 05/31/2022 3:10:17 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Severa

and that’s supposed to read BEFORE (typing too fast)


5 posted on 05/31/2022 3:10:31 PM PDT by Severa (I can't take this stress anymore...quick, get me a marker to sniff....)
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To: stars & stripes forever

What the hell is a “Bonchie”?

A serious journalist or a Pokemon?


6 posted on 05/31/2022 3:11:01 PM PDT by humblegunner (Ain't drownin', Just wavin'...)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Why pay for any American news media when they already do your bidding for free?


7 posted on 05/31/2022 3:11:37 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (No food in the stores; fuel prices too high? Thank a liberal.)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Biden will get a cut


8 posted on 05/31/2022 3:12:28 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: stars & stripes forever

Why do they have to buy, they pretty much already control them.


9 posted on 05/31/2022 3:13:24 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Might as well let the Chinese buy our media - if anything it they’ll improve if they’re limited to only China-approved propaganda.


10 posted on 05/31/2022 3:18:44 PM PDT by BobL (My hatred of Necons/Globalists exceeds my love of Ukraine or any other country, other than the US)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Steve Forbes Mr. “Free Traitor” himself, will be OK with this, probably.


11 posted on 05/31/2022 3:22:02 PM PDT by Captainpaintball
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To: BobL

At least they don’t do faggotry.


12 posted on 05/31/2022 3:22:14 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: stars & stripes forever

China has controlled Forbes for some time now already.


13 posted on 05/31/2022 3:23:27 PM PDT by boycott
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To: stars & stripes forever

Chinese should buy more media outlets...we’d probably get more honest news than we get from the current filth.


14 posted on 05/31/2022 3:25:34 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: stars & stripes forever

New name suggestions welcome.
My entry: Xorbes.


15 posted on 05/31/2022 3:26:01 PM PDT by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: stars & stripes forever

They are buying up the whole country and its politicians . And we blame the Chinese ? American avarice destroyed the country not the Chicoms .


16 posted on 05/31/2022 3:27:41 PM PDT by sushiman
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To: BobL

So you watch CGTN?


17 posted on 05/31/2022 3:28:08 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Severa
Darn, you beat me. I was trying to think of a comeback, kind like "Covfefe".... 😏
18 posted on 05/31/2022 3:28:43 PM PDT by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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To: sushiman

Blaming the nation and not the ideology?


19 posted on 05/31/2022 3:28:45 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: sushiman

We Americans are destined to be serfs if patriots don’t rise up.


20 posted on 05/31/2022 3:29:19 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed the nation whose GOD is the LORD. ~ Psalm 33:12)
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