March 27, 2023
Hello, Everyone!
The South Carolina state Senate has passed a bill banning Chinese citizens from buying or controlling property in the state in an effort to protect South Carolina from foreign adversaries, specifically China and Russia.
Approved by a 31-5 vote on March 23, the bill states that Chinese-owned companies already operating in the state by Dec. 31, 2022 can buy land to expand if the deal is approved by the governor and state Department of Commerce.
The ban does allow Chinese immigrants in the U.S. on “permanent resident status” to buy up to 5 acres for their home. The bill has received criticism for being discriminatory and a waste of time with some questioning the constitutionality of the law - it now heads to the state’s House of Representatives for deliberation.
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