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Sam17 · 18-21, M
@MarmeeMarch who paid money
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ArishMell · 70-79, M
I am not American, neither by nationality nor residency, but I agree, for America's sake. China needs be kept in check.
I can understand China buying large money-making industries, especially competitors to their own, or to take the intellectual-property.
I can understand foreign investors in city property (they invest for their, not their hosts', benefit).
Why does the People's Republic of China want to buy rural farms, though? To send all the produce back home? Or for some other reason?
I can understand China buying large money-making industries, especially competitors to their own, or to take the intellectual-property.
I can understand foreign investors in city property (they invest for their, not their hosts', benefit).
Why does the People's Republic of China want to buy rural farms, though? To send all the produce back home? Or for some other reason?
bijouxbroussard · F
@4meAndyou Tbf, I listed my source because I sincerely wanted to know. But if you’re not willing to accept anything that differs from what you already believe (The Patriot Post has a hard right bias—it’s opinion-based and certainly not neutral), then I’m wasting my time on your post. Which is good to know.
For the record, I’m not a fan of China and I’d be fine if they didn’t own land here. But they already do, and if Trump wants to take away what their companies have already paid for, I can see bigger problems on the horizon. 🤷🏽♀
For the record, I’m not a fan of China and I’d be fine if they didn’t own land here. But they already do, and if Trump wants to take away what their companies have already paid for, I can see bigger problems on the horizon. 🤷🏽♀
4meAndyou · F
@bijouxbroussard I think in this instance, it is okay NOT to trust Chinese sources.
They owned and ran a lab in California that was involved in virus work. By good fortune a California worker stumbled upon it and reported it. It was a clandestine lab .
With as much land as China has and the technology they have ( they’re not sloths in regard to innovative technologies), one needs to ask and know why they need to purchase land here. And some is near military installations. Hmm.
With as much land as China has and the technology they have ( they’re not sloths in regard to innovative technologies), one needs to ask and know why they need to purchase land here. And some is near military installations. Hmm.
bijouxbroussard · F
In fact, it’s kind of moot…
I was curious whether or not Americans could buy land in China and was surprised that even though, as a Communist country (where land is state-owned and even Chinese citizens may not privately own land), there are exceptions:
(Info is from chinalegalexperts.com)
China owns approximately 383,934 acres of land in the U.S., which is less than 1% of all foreign-held land. This ownership is primarily through corporations, with a significant portion held by Smithfield Foods, a major pork processor.
This amount is relatively small compared to other countries, with Canada owning the most foreign land in the U.S.
This amount is relatively small compared to other countries, with Canada owning the most foreign land in the U.S.
I was curious whether or not Americans could buy land in China and was surprised that even though, as a Communist country (where land is state-owned and even Chinese citizens may not privately own land), there are exceptions:
No, Americans cannot own land in China as all land is owned by the state. However, they can purchase property under certain conditions, such as having lived in China for at least one year.
(Info is from chinalegalexperts.com)
ABCDEF7 · M
China had a stake in 383,935 acres of U.S. land as of 2021, which is less than 1% of all foreign-held land in U.S. "China’s investments in foreign agriculture are largely driven by its desire to build food self-sufficiency." - Michigan State’s Ortega
Source: https://globalaffairs.org/commentary-and-analysis/blogs/china-foreign-land-ownership-explainer
Source: https://globalaffairs.org/commentary-and-analysis/blogs/china-foreign-land-ownership-explainer
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@soar2newhighs It does not work like that in the UK.
Mosques are places of worship not embassies, are paid for by their congregations. (Islam has no central organisation like the Churches of Rome and or England do, although Muslims in Britain have their "Muslim Council").
Embassies are paid for by by their own countries, and like mosques or factories or shops or houses building them need planning-permission usually administered at local or county level.
The Prime Minister is not involved in town planning; and there is "nothing in" any planning application for him or her.
The PM is not a President able to bypass Parliament, constitutional matters or laws, and cannot alone give or refuse a country permission to build an embassy. I do not know how that request is handled, but the planning laws refer to only the physical building.
Mosques are places of worship not embassies, are paid for by their congregations. (Islam has no central organisation like the Churches of Rome and or England do, although Muslims in Britain have their "Muslim Council").
Embassies are paid for by by their own countries, and like mosques or factories or shops or houses building them need planning-permission usually administered at local or county level.
The Prime Minister is not involved in town planning; and there is "nothing in" any planning application for him or her.
The PM is not a President able to bypass Parliament, constitutional matters or laws, and cannot alone give or refuse a country permission to build an embassy. I do not know how that request is handled, but the planning laws refer to only the physical building.
jackrabbit10 · M
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