Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) introduced legislative packaging Wednesday banning “companies associated with the Chinese Communist Party” from leasing or purchasing land around military bases and electric currents.
“We previously banned companies linked to CCP. [China Communist Party] Other foreign enemies who own farmland. Currently, these companies ban property leasing and property near critical infrastructure. It reduces the time that banned businesses have to sell from the state,” Sanders said. This measure was mentioned.
The package is constructed About her efforts in 2023 Prohibits foreign ownership of state farmland and digital asset mining through Acts 636 and 174.
Both laws were blocked by US District Judge Christine G. Baker following a court battle in which plaintiffs allegedly had the conduct unconstitutional.
Sanders' new package features clauses that will tighten past restrictions on foreign companies and withhold funding from Chinese cultural centers, Confucius Institutes, or universities with programs related to the Republic of China.
“We also ban promotional items made in China from the state government. These items should be made in the US,” Sanders said.
“Every state in the country plays a role in protecting America from foreign enemies, and we are proud that Arkansas is leading the way,” the lawmaker continues.
State Sen. Blake Johnson (R) is the main sponsor of the bill, along with five House Republicans from the Arkansas Legislature.
“From banning Chinese military drones to ban land ownership, to enacting serious penalties and making foreign influence illegal,” state Rep. Britt Mackenzie, co-sponsor of the bill, said in a statement.
