Washington: Due to the intrusion of Chinese spy balloons in American territory, the already rift in relations between the US and China has widened further. The US state of Texas is now in the process of enacting a law that shows little hope of improving relations between the two countries in the near future. According to the law proposed by the state of Texas, Chinese citizens living there will not be allowed to buy any type of property or land. After this, it is possible that other states of America will also implement this type of law. At the same time, China has criticized this move of Texas.
According to media reports, the new law being made by the state of Texas will ban people of Russian, Iranian, North Korean, and Chinese origin from buying houses, land, buildings, or other types of property in the state of Texas. Even though people from other countries have also been mentioned in the law, it is believed that the main target of this law is China. Texas' Republican Senator Lois Kolkhorst introduced a draft of this law in 2022.
According to the report, Greg Abbott, the Republican Governor of Texas, says that he is with a strict immigration policy. If the Senate passes this resolution, they are ready to sign it. Former US President Donald Trump has also expressed his support for this proposal. The local people are angry with foreigners acquiring land and other types of property in the name of farming. Especially the increasing occupation of the properties of Chinese citizens there is becoming a cause of concern for American citizens. According to the report, 8 other US states including Florida, South Dakota, and Arakans are also working on enacting such a law.
At the same time, China's Foreign Ministry has criticized this proposed law of the USA. China has called this move of America a violation of global trade rules. Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said in a press conference that the US is politicizing issues related to trade and investment in the name of national security. He said that China has made many important investments in America, which has provided employment to the local people.
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