Trump Seeks 'Aggressive' Restrictions on Chinese Ownership on US Infrastructure
Former President Donald Trump urged the federal government Wednesday to “enact aggressive new restrictions on Chinese ownership of any vital infrastructure” in the U.S., including telecom. “We should stop all future Chinese purchases in these essential industries, and we should…
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begin the process of forcing the Chinese to sell any current holdings that put our national security at risk,” he said in a video release through his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. “If we don't do this,” the U.S. “will be owned by China which would make them very happy. When I'm president, I will ensure that America's future remains firmly in American hands just as I did when I was president before. It'll happen again, and our country will be stronger than ever.” China “has been spending trillions of dollars to take over the crown jewels of the” U.S. economy, Trump said: “And they are doing that. China is buying up our technology.”