Legislative restrictions on Chinese land purchases in the U.S. may be influenced by concerns of anti-Asian sentiment

Voting position claim
Claim

Name

Legislative restrictions on Chinese land purchases in the U.S. may be influenced by concerns of anti-Asian sentiment

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Voting position claim

Opposed voting positions

Prevent China from buying U.S. farmland

Stop selling US land to the Chinese government or institutions controlled by the Chinese government

Take back U.S. land that was purchased by the Chinese government or institutions owned by the Chinese government

Quotes that support the claim

"If the concern is about U.S. national security, other countries also should be included in this conversation"

"Some critics of efforts to limit Chinese purchases of U.S. farmland argue they could contribute to anti-Asian sentiments."

"Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) criticized an amendment from Newhouse to ban companies owned wholly or in part by the Chinese government from purchasing U.S. farmland. She said singling out China would “perpetuate already rising anti-Asian hate.”"

Supporting arguments

The proposals to ban Chinese citizens from buying U.S. land hark back to racist laws of the early 1900s

Tags

Reasons why concerns over China's U.S. land acquisitions are overstated

Topics

China's acquisition of US land

Voting issues

China Relations

Referenced by

Prevent China from buying U.S. farmland

US Politics

Voting position

Stop selling US land to the Chinese government or institutions controlled by the Chinese government

US Politics

Voting position

Take back U.S. land that was purchased by the Chinese government or institutions owned by the Chinese government

US Politics

Voting position