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The Guardian - US
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Frank Wu

‘Can we move?’ Chinese residents are fearful over new US laws banning property ownership

Collage of Asian face with anti-discrimination protesters

Earlier this year, Fort Lauderdale resident Yulin Wu’s white co-workers told her not to worry about a Florida bill that would prohibit some Chinese people and entities from acquiring real estate. She had heard about the proposed legislation on Chinese-language social media.

Those colleagues called it “impossible”, said Wu, a 27-year-old attorney from China’s Zhejiang province. “They [didn’t] believe this type of law can pass.”

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