{"id":2281907,"date":"2024-06-22T18:10:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T22:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-buying-up-land-near-us-military-bases-19-strategic-locations-potentially-compromised\/"},"modified":"2024-06-22T18:16:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T22:16:17","slug":"china-buying-up-land-near-us-military-bases-19-strategic-locations-potentially-compromised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-buying-up-land-near-us-military-bases-19-strategic-locations-potentially-compromised\/","title":{"rendered":"China Buying Up Land Near US Military Bases, 19 Strategic Locations Potentially Compromised"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-buying-up-land-near-us-military-bases-19-strategic-locations-potentially-compromised%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2281907&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article\u2063 from \u200cthe Western Journal discusses\u200b concerns surrounding \u200dChinese <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-modern-day-slavery-scheme-run-by-illegal-aliens-trafficked-foreign-visa-workers-to-georgia-farms\/\" title=\"DOJ: 'Modern-Day Slavery' Scheme Run by Illegal Aliens Trafficked Foreign Visa Workers to Georgia Farms\">land purchases<\/a> near\u200c strategic U.S. military bases, particularly \u200chighlighting \u200cthe troubling proximity of such lands to important facilities like \u2063Wright-Patterson\u2063 Air Force Base. This base plays a significant\u200d role\u2062 in the \u200bU.S.\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/edging-closer-to-the-nuclear-abyss\/\" title=\"Edging Closer To the Nuclear Abyss\">nuclear command structure<\/a> and also houses several tactical\u200d air wings and defense research\u2064 centers. The article suggests that these acquisitions are part \u200cof a broader strategy by\u2063 China\u2062 to extend its influence and control within American \u2062borders.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the \u200carticle\u200d connects these land purchases with other activities perceived as \u2063aggressive \u2063or \u2063subversive, \u2064including surveillance operations like the flight of a Chinese balloon over sensitive \u2063U.S. territories. It\u200b also touches \u200con broader issues of security and infiltration, citing unchecked immigration at the southern border as\u2064 a \u200dpotential means for \u2062foreign agents \u2062to enter the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d discussion extends to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-israel-releases-body-camera-footage-of-gaza-hostage-rescue\/\" title=\"Watch: Israel Shares Bodycam Footage from Gaza Hostage Rescue\">broader political concerns<\/a>, hinting at\u200d a \u200black of action \u200bfrom the Biden administration\u2063 and\u200b fears\u2062 of electoral integrity\u2064 and \u200dleadership\u200d in the U.S. \u200dThe \u2064text wraps up with a call from Western Journal\u2019s Deputy Managing Editor expressing a need for support to combat these threats and preserve journalistic \u2063freedom to report on such issues. The piece emphasizes a sense of urgency and the significant implications\u200d of the 2024 election \u2062on the country\u2019s future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/%20\"><span>Jared Harris<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 22, 2024 at 1:31pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Chinese land purchases near strategic military bases in the United States are causing even more concern about the amount of political and strategic power the country wields in America.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, entities out of the People\u2019s Republic have purchased countless acres of U.S. farmland, some of it near military bases critical to America\u2019s national security.<\/p>\n<p>The purchases, and other apparent infiltration of the American homeland, underline an alarming fact about China\u2019s ability to project power.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/20\/us-news\/chinese-owned-farmland-next-to-19-us-military-bases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, Chinese investors own more than 349,442 acres across the United States.<\/p>\n<p>At least 19 of these foreign holdings are located in worrying proximity to domestic military bases.<\/p>\n<p>The important posts include Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Irwin, the Yuma Proving Ground and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.<\/p>\n<p>The last installation is perhaps one of the most troubling. Wright-Patterson AFB hosts personnel assigned to the Nuclear Command, Control and Communication Integration Directorate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe directorate advises [Air Force Global Strike Command] on the [Nuclear Command, Control and Communications] Weapon System\u2019s technical architecture and informs key decisions regarding investment and modernization,\u201d an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/About-Us\/Fact-Sheets\/Display\/Article\/2818083\/air-force-nuclear-weapons-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air Force fact sheet<\/a> explains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe directorate is also responsible for the weapon system\u2019s configuration management, system test, system verification, and system certification.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Are Chinese agents actively operating in America?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Wright-Patterson AFB not only plays a key role in the maintenance and modernization of our nation\u2019s nuclear stockpile, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpafb.af.mil\/Welcome\/Fact-Sheets\/Display\/Article\/1146061\/wright-patterson-air-force-base\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">also houses<\/a> a number of strategic air wings, as well as intelligence and research centers.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the base is neighbors with a property owner out of China, a country infamous for exerting powers and privileges in supposedly privately-held companies.<\/p>\n<p>Are we really to believe that all the base-adjacent real estate being purchased across the country is simply an innocent coincidence?<\/p>\n<p>Seen in the light of other disturbing facts about China and its activities against the United States, the land purchases become much more concerning.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, a surveillance balloon launched by the People\u2019s Republic transited much of the continental United States, passing military posts and other sensitive sites along the way. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/two-new-chinese-balloons-spotted-beijing-plot-leading-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Other balloon launches<\/a> have passed over enemies of China and strategic locations.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s administration was either unwilling or unable to stop the balloon over the U.S. until it cleared a vast majority of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Countless Chinese are also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-cameras-show-real-impact-bidens-border-executive-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">among the millions of foreigners<\/a> who have poured over the southern border in recent years. It\u2019s unknown how many people from China have crossed into the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the swarm over the border, it\u2019s likely that foreign governments have used the chaos to infiltrate their own agents into the American interior.<\/p>\n<p>On the morning of September 11, 2001, it became clear what a small but well-organized and dedicated group is capable of. Just 19 men took active part in multiple coordinated hijackings that Tuesday morning, and reshaped the world as we know it in a matter of hours.<\/p>\n<p>Now imagine what a few hundred dedicated people could do, especially with heavy foreign investment and access to acreage near U.S. military installations.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44845\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44845\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44845\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44845\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44845\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jared has written more than 200 articles and assigned hundreds more since he joined The Western Journal in February 2017. He was an infantryman in the Arkansas and Georgia National Guard and is a husband, dad and aspiring farmer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jared has written more than 200 articles and assigned hundreds more since he joined The Western Journal in February 2017. He is a husband, dad, and aspiring farmer. He was an infantryman in the Arkansas and Georgia National Guard. If he&#8217;s not with his wife and son, then he&#8217;s either shooting guns or working on his motorcycle. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Arkansas <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Military, firearms, history <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by Jared Harris, June 22, 2024: Chinese acquisitions of land near key U.S. military bases amplify concerns over China&#8217;s growing political and strategic influence in America. 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