Chinese Investment Near Texas Military Base Draws Scrutiny

Chinese Investment Near Texas Military Base Draws Scrutiny
Wind turbines are viewed at a wind farm in Colorado City, Texas, on January 21, 2016. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Emel Akan
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WASHINGTON—A wind farm in Texas near the Air Force’s largest pilot training base came under the spotlight in recent weeks because the owner is a Chinese businessman described as a “carpetbagger” with strong ties to the communist regime in China.

Over 130,000 acres of Texas ranch land—an area the size of Tulsa, Oklahoma—was sold beginning in 2015 to China-based Guanghui Energy Co.
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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