DeSantis signs bill that will ban Chinese citizens from buying land in Florida

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed multiple bills on Monday that would prohibit Chinese citizens from purchasing land in the state. In a news release, DeSantis signed bills SB 264, SB 846, and SB 258 into law, noting how he called on his state legislature last year to build upon its efforts to combat corporate espionage and higher education subterfuge carried out by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its agents. SB 264, referred to as Interests of Foreign Countries, will prohibit “governmental entities from contracting with foreign countries and entities of concern and restricts conveyances of agricultural lands and...