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A Chinese government-linked company bought a huge plot of land just miles from a crucial military drone base in North Dakota.

A Chinese billionaire and member in good standing of the Chinese Communist Party snapped up 140,000 acres in Texas and plans a wind farm.

1. BIS Eliminates Reporting Requirements for Certain Encryption Items Effective March 29, 2021, BIS eliminated or reduced reporting requirements for certain encryption items. For encryption source code and beta test software that is made publicly available, companies will no longer have to notify BIS unless the cryptography used is “non-standard.” Only source code that implements proprietary or unpublished encryption must be reported to the U.S. government before release from control under ...

by Tyler Durden Friday, May 07, 2021 - 08:40 PM Texas lawmakers have launched an all-out effort to block a Chinese billionaire from building a massive wind farm near Laughlin Air Force base in southwest Texas. The wind farms close proximity to the military base has raised concerns about potential spying and attacks on the energy grid by China.  The Chinese-backed project called Blue Hills Wind, which could house up to 40 turbines in Val Verde County, Texas, is being managed by GH America Energ...

Laughlin Heritage Corner with the 47 FTW Historian A plan by a billionaire Chinese industrialist named Sun Guangxim to build a huge wind farm is causing seismic upset among longtime landowners, The project by Sun’s GH America Energy also threatens to disrupt critical pilot training missions at Laughlin AFB in nearby Del Rio. Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) with Senators Cruz (R-TX) and Rubio (R-FL), and Congressmen Ronny Jackson (TX-13) and Pat Fallon (TX-04) introduced the Protecting Mili...

Senators’ Bill Would Block Foreign Adversaries From Purchasing Land Near Military Bases Two Republican senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation that seeks to block China and other foreign adversaries from purchasing land near U.S. military bases. The bill, named the Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act of 2021 (pdf), is led by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas). It would require the the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to probe whether ...

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT New Bill Targets Foreign Real Estate Deals Near Military Bases Law360 (April 21, 2021, 6:53 PM EDT) -- Republican lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday that would direct the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to investigate any acquisition of land near a military installation if the buyer has ties to China or other adversaries, marking the second piece of legislation this month aimed at strengthening CFIUS. The bill, called the Protecting Military ...

District 13 Congressman Ronny Jackson has co-sponsored a bill that he says will help protect Sheppard Air Force Base from espionage.