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The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

DeSantis signs bills banning Chinese citizens from buying land in Florida

Florida governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference to sign several bills related to public education and increases in teacher pay, in Miami, on Tuesday.
Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, speaks during a news conference to sign several bills related to public education and increases in teacher pay, in Miami, on Tuesday. Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida signed a series of bills Monday that bans Chinese citizens from buying land in the state.

In a recent news release, the Republican announced his signing of that bill and two others which are meant to “counteract” what he described as “the malign influence of the Chinese Communist party in the state of Florida”.

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