China has increased its purchases of land abroad in the last 10 to 15 years. There's interest either directly tied to the Chinese government or their businesses and individuals who are able to purchase land. China still owns less than 1% of foreign owned agricultural land in the US. And Canada actually owns the most land in case anyone is curious.
A new Florida law will restrict where Chinese citizens can buy homes, and other states may follow suit. The legislation is eerily similar to racist land laws from over 100 years ago. Vox reporter Li Zhou and Hofstra law professor Julian Ku explain.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd with help from Michael Raphael, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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