Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday his plan to curb the “influence” of the Chinese government in USA should he become president again, including barring Chinese citizens from buying farmland or owning telecommunications, energy, technology, and medical supply companies.
Trump, who announced his third candidacy for the Presidency of the United States last November, unveiled his plan against the Chinese Communist Party through a nearly 3-minute video.
“China is buying our technology. They are buying food supplies. They are buying our farmland. They are buying our minerals and natural resources. They are buying our ports and shipping terminals.”said the former president, 76 years old.
The former president pointed out that “While some focus on Chinese purchases near power plants and military bases, the fact remains that we should be very concerned about all Chinese communist activities in the United States”.
Trump, who according to a poll among potential Republican voters so far is emerging as a strong candidate in the upcoming presidential elections, insisted that Chinese economic influence in the United States is a matter of “National security”.
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“We should stop all future Chinese purchases in these essential industries. And we should start the process of forcing the Chinese to sell any current holdings that put our national security at risk.”he remarked.
“If we don’t do this, the United States will be owned by China, which would make them very happy. When I am president, I will make sure that America’s future remains firmly in American hands, just as I did when I was president.”he emphasized.
According to Trump’s Make America Great Again campaign, “the bold vision” of the ex-president to confront the Chinese Communist Party “contrasts with the compromised Biden crime family”.
“Biden not only refused to take on China, he actively helped our adversary. His administration sold nearly 6 million barrels of oil from our Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China.”the campaign said in a statement distributing the Trump video.
According to the campaign, “China is buying American farmland. They own and control nearly 200,000 acres of farmland in the United States.” Y “(former) President Trump wants to end this threat to national security”.
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Trump leads Florida Governor Ron DeSantis by 17 points and former Vice President Mike Pence by 40 in voting intentions ahead of the Republican primaries for the 2024 presidential elections, according to a poll published this Wednesday.
The survey carried out by the Morning Consult company among potential Republican voters reveals that Trump, for now the only candidate who has made his electoral intentions official, would be the best placed with 48% support if the elections for the Republican Party nomination were held now .
DeSantis, who is believed to announce his candidacy next May, has 31%; Pence, 8%; former congresswoman Liz Chenney, 3%; former Governor and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, 2%, and Senator Ted Cruz, 2%.
The other possible contenders for the nomination, including Texas Governor Greg Abbot and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, each have 1% of voting intentions.
(With information from EFE)
Source: Gestion
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