Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed three bills on May 8 limiting Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence in Florida.
In a ceremony in Brooksville, the governor signed a measure prohibiting the CCP—or other foreign countries of concern—from buying agricultural land anywhere in Florida, or making land purchases within 10 miles of sensitive locations such as military bases, ports, or power plants.
“We believe protecting our food supply is a security issue,” he said.
A second bill he signed bans state universities and colleges from accepting any grant or participating in any agreement or partnership with a foreign country of concern.
Michigan state Representative Steve Carra (R-Three Rivers) speaks to NTD near farmland slated for a Ford electric vehicle battery plant partnered with a Chinese company with ties to the Chinese Communist Party, in Marshall, Mich., on Mar. 11, 2023. (Screenshot via The Epoch Times)
Nor may their officials accept gifts from the CCP or countries of concern….