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Kirby Dodges Reporter's Question On Foreign Buyers Purchasing Land Around Military Installations

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White House Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National 
Security Council John Kirby dodged a reporter’s question about foreign 
buyers purchasing land around military installations during Tuesday’s 
press conference.

A reporter asked Kirby about the White House’s concerns about Chinese real 
estate buyers purchasing land near U.S. military bases. The Chinese became 
the most common foreign buyer in the U.S. after purchasing a total of $6.1 
billion in real estate last year, Texas Policy reported.

“I’m wondering, given the fact that known adversaries, in [this] case 
China, foreign buyers are buying out U.S. real estate, in some cases farms 
around military installations, is this on the [Biden] administration’s 
radar and what is being done, perhaps to study this, or to protect 
Americans from making sure that homes are made affordable and so on?” the 
reporter asked.

“I think the question of homeownership is a little bit out of my swim 
lane—,” Kirby began.

“Especially as a national security issue, particularly when it comes to 
around military installations,” the reporter said.

Kirby said President Joe Biden is aware and taking every precaution 
necessary to deal with China’s “unfair trading practices.” The reporter 
hit back, saying she was not asking about trading policies or 
homeownership, but rather about national security. (RELATED: ‘Let Me 
Finish’: John Kirby Clashes With Doocy Over Afghanistan, Al-Qaida)

“I’m probably not the right person to ask about homeownership here in the 
United States,” Kirby said.

“This isn’t about homeownership. This is about buying up land around 
military installations. Is that a concern to this administration?” the 
reporter asked. “I sent this to your office last week. You’ve had a week 
to look at this, including the article.”

The Chinese land purchases have raised concerns about China’s efforts to 
establish telecommunications systems that could potentially attack 
American nuclear weapons systems and strategic communications that are 
necessary to defeating a military surprise attack, Texas Policy reported. 
Congress appropriated $1.9 billion to replace 24,000 pieces of Chinese 
equipment in 2020, though none of it has yet been removed, according to 
Texas Policy.

Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy introduced legislation in 2021 to ban 
members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from purchasing public or 
private U.S. land.

https://dailycaller.com/2022/09/13/kirby-china-foreign-buyers-military-
installations-white-house-press-briefing/

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