Xi Van Fleet: The CCP’s Land Grab and the Continuing Cultural Threat to U.S. Sovereignty

In this episode, I chat with Xi Van Fleet, a Cultural Revolution survivor, about the significance of American independence and recent legislative efforts to protect freedom and democracy. Xi expresses concerns over the Chinese Communist Party's land acquisitions in the U.S. as a national security threat and discusses initiatives by Senator Josh Hawley to combat this influence.
We explore the infiltration of socialist ideologies in American education and her upcoming book, “Made in America,” which examines the U.S.’s role in the rise of communist China. Our conversation highlights the need for grassroots movements to reclaim education and actively safeguard American values against ideological threats.

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Partial Transcript [0:25] Welcome Back to Heart of Oak Hearts of Oak   [0:23]And hello, Heart of Vogue. Thanks so much for joining us once again. Anna, it's wonderful to have my friend from across the pond, Xi Van Fleet, with us today. Xi, thanks so much for your time. Xi Van Fleet   [0:34]Well, thank you for inviting me back to your programme. And thank you for that special tour to the Parliament last year when I visited London. That was so special. Thank you so much. Hearts of Oak   [0:45]It was good fun. Anytime. Next time you're over, come over again. And whenever you save America, come back to the UK and maybe you can do some saving over in the UK because we need it. But don't you and people obviously can find you. There is your handle, xfanfleet on X. I think that is the best place to follow you. But maybe if I can just bring up, before we jump into the cultural issues, some of the concerns of the CCP and what is happening in the US, a lot happening, of course. But I'll just bring this picture up, which is you on the 4th of July. I know it's back a whole two weeks ago, but as I stand in front of the White House on our nation's birthday, I am not just celebrating Independence Day. I'm celebrating the rebirth of America with the passing of the big, beautiful bill. America isn't just back. America is roaring back. And I'm jealous. I would have loved to have been in front of the White House on the 4th of July. Maybe just let us know what that was like before we go into the issues. Xi Van Fleet   [1:54]Well, I just want to really, really celebrate. And I have to be in D.C. Even though usually going to D.C. Is hectic, you know, but I made a special trip there. and I was able to take a photo of myself in front of the White House and then watched the parade. Xi Van Fleet   [2:15]I never feel so special and so emotional about the celebration of 4th of July. In the past, it's just a holiday, a day off. I'm thinking about gathering with friends or taking a trip. And in the past few years, I just feel very, very emotional about 4th of July because I feel like our independence is slipping away from us. And this year is so special, so special because we are back. And not just back, we are back with this big, beautiful bill that enables Trump to carry on all those programs that will help to save America. But I did not stay until in the afternoon to see the jet flight over White House. It was hot, but I made my trip and I'm glad I've had that post and a lot of likes. And just people share my emotions, share the moment that's so special, growing more special to us. [3:30] Celebrating Independence and New Beginnings Hearts of Oak   [3:26]It is great to be there and to celebrate that. Yeah. Now, lots to talk. And of course, you've got your book coming out, a new book next year. I think the first time you were on, we talked about Mao's America, A Survivor's Warning. And the links are in the description. I thoroughly enjoyed it and encourage the viewers to get hold of that in whatever way. And beginning of next year, your book Made in America, a hidden history of how the US enabled communist China and created our greatest threat. And I will definitely book you in again, Ji, if we don't talk before. I will make sure and have you on to talk about that. And I'm looking forward to that. Thank you. [4:10] Concerns About the CCP's Land Grabs Xi Van Fleet   [4:09]Thank you. Hearts of Oak   [4:10]Let me touch on the CCP and then we'll go over onto some of the cultural issues. And one of your recent posts was the CCP is the world's biggest land thief and the sole owner of all the land that confiscated in China, including my grandparents. Not one inch of American soil should be handed to the CCP. And this kind of fits into, I saw pictures of you there at the press conference for the, it was the National Farm Security Action Plan that was on the 8th of July. Tell us a little bit about that, because again, you growing up knowing the power of the state to take control, to confiscate, that you have no right as an individual. So let us know your concerns about Chinese or CCP land grab and what the Trump administration has done maybe to put a pause on that. Xi Van Fleet   [5:07]Yeah, this is something I feel really strong about, that the activists here, they're talking about stolen land. They have no clue that CCP is the biggest land thief in history and grabbed all the land from individual owners, from private owners, The land were not just there. They were owned by different people, including my grandparents. Xi Van Fleet   [5:33]They own, like, I don't know, like in terms of acres, probably 25, 50 acres. And they, because my grandparents, grandfather left my grandmother. That's her land from her family. So she has to hire people to work on the land. And then because of that, she become labeled as a landlord and an enemy of the state. Everything was taken. Not only that, that was just, you know, bad enough. No, you suffer because you become the enemy of the state. And her children and her grandchildren, including me, were labeled the enemy of the state. And that is the history that American youths don't know. And then something else is that you cannot buy an inch of land, nobody, not Chinese, not foreigners from the CCP, because they are the sole owner of every inch of Chinese territory. But they go around buying land in the United States and all around the world. And one of the things is that they can't feed their people. Even today, they cannot feed their people. And recently I heard things like, I'm from Chengdu. Xi Van Fleet   [6:53]It's in a very fertile land in the basin of Sichuan Basin. And they converted so much of the fertile land into cities. And they can't feed the people. So recently I heard stories like now they're converting parks back to farmland. So they're out grabbing land because they realize they can't feed the people. But that's more than that. It's not just farmland. And when you look at the location in America, the farmland all happened to be near military base. So it's more than just grabbing farmland. It is strategic. And my question is, why that is allowed?