Biden Spokesman Calls Chinese Land Buys Near Military Bases ‘Homeownership Issue’

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John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on June 21, 2022. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

White House spokesman John Kirby dismissed questions about foreign land buys close to U.S. military bases and potentially tied to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), calling it a “homeownership issue.”

Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, came to the question during a Sept. 13 briefing about Chinese entities “buying up U.S. real estate” including “farms around military installations,” given that some could link to the country’s ruling regime.