Government Accountability Institute President and author Peter Schweizer told Sky News Australia it should have been a “no-brainer” for Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs to sign a bill banning Chinese government purchases of land in the US. Hobbs vetoed the bill this week. Hobbs faces criticism for vetoing a bill that would have banned the Chinese government from owning a stake of 30 percent or more of any property in the state of Arizona.
“Look at what just happened, what Ukraine just did with Russia,” Mr Schweizer told Sky News host James Morrow. “They were able to smuggle in drones … and take out major aircraft at Russian military bases. “If you own a vacant lot near military installations, there’s no reason … that China could not execute the exact same type of operation,” Schweizer pointed out.
“This is looking at the realities of warfare today,” he continued. “Drone technology and other advanced technologies would allow China to use these strategic locations near US military installations to launch military strikes.”
Watch Schweizer’s appearance here.