Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said on Tuesday that a Chinese-owned company has been blocked from purchasing state land as a result of legislation that bans land ownership from entities deemed adversarial.
Speaking during a press conference in Palmyra, Utah, Cox said Cirrus Aircraft is majority owned by the Avian Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), a company identified by the Pentagon as having ties to the Chinese communist regime’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), thereby posing national security risks.
Cox said AVIC makes “fighter jets, helicopters, and drones for the Chinese military” and that they “appear on multiple federal watch lists and are banned from federal contracts, assistance, and benefits due to serious national security concerns.”…
‘We Are Not for Sale:’ Governor Blocks Chinese-Owned Company From Buying Land in Utah
