The Biden administration is proposing tighter controls over foreign land purchases by adding eight additional military installations to the list for national security review. This addition expands the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a federal panel that reviews foreign acquisitions for national security risks. Once finalized, any non-excepted real…
Biden Administration Proposes Tighter Controls Over Foreign Purchases of Land Near Military Bases
The Biden administration is proposing tighter controls over foreign land purchases by adding eight additional military installations to the list for national security review. This addition expands the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a federal panel that reviews foreign acquisitions for national security risks. Once finalized, any non-excepted real…
China’s Foreign Minister’s Manila Visit Won’t Improve Sino-Philippine Relations, Expert Says
As the strategic competition between the United States and China intensifies, the Philippines has become a key country in the geopolitics in Asia-Pacific. The Chinese regime’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang visited the Philippines recently in a bid to repair bilateral relations damaged by China’s aggression. However, an international observer believes Qin’s visit may be in…
Military Bases Had $260 Million in Damages From Afghan Evacuation
WASHINGTON—Military bases that housed tens of thousands of Afghan refugees in the United States incurred almost $260 million in damages that in some cases rendered buildings unusable for troops until significant repairs to walls and plumbing are made, the Pentagon’s inspector general found. Over the last two weeks of August 2021, the U.S. Air Force…
Defense Secretary Agrees to $62.5 Million Renaming of Select Military Bases
The United States will rename nine military bases that honor Confederate officers after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed off on the move, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced on Oct. 6. In a press release, the DOD said the bases will be renamed by no later than January 2024. The decision comes after the Naming Commission, established by…
Bill Seeks to Block Foreign Adversaries from Buying Land Near US Military Bases
Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) has introduced a bill that would block foreign adversaries from buying land near American military bases. Called the Military Perimeter Transparency Act (pdf), the bill would direct the Secretary of Defense to produce regular reports on land purchases or occupancy around U.S. military bases by foreign adversaries. The reports, which would be…
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