Lawmakers in dozens of states move to restrict Chinese land purchases over national security concerns

• Lawmakers in 33 states have introduced 81 bills this year to ban Chinese land ownership, especially near military bases.
• The bills address worries that Chinese-owned land could enable spying or threaten the U.S. food supply.
• Most bills passed Republican legislatures but some have bipartisan backing.
• Advocacy groups worry the bills could discriminate against Chinese Americans.
• Critics say the national security concerns are exaggerated since Chinese own little U.S. farmland.

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