When I was a kid in the 1950s foreign governments could not purchase

[Stargazer99]

American assets of any kind. Now China and the Saudi's own land and minerals. You see the well to do and rich and politcallty bought off have literally sold your country to the possible enemy for their enrichment and you the common man just sit there without a complaint. You the common man are going to pay with pain because you are being manipulated big time by your "superiors"

[CentralMass]

1. I wonder if the Chinese ballons were scanning for mineral rich land that they could purchase?

[Silent Type]

2. In the event of hostilities, I suspect we'd take back land, minerals, factories, etc.

[Chainfire]

3. That is the way I have thought about it too. Lets see if they can take land with them.

[TheProle]

4. Rankings:

Surprising Fact

Of the 109 countries that own U.S. agricultural land, China ranks No. 18, far behind No. 1 Canada (12.8 million acres) and even and the Cayman Islands (672,000).

Countries Who Own The Most Acres U.S. Agricultural Land

Canada (12,845,000 acres)
Netherlands (4,875,000)
Italy (2,703,000)
United Kingdom (2,538,000)
Germany (2,269,000)
Portugal (1,483,000)
France (1,316,000)
Denmark (856,000)
Luxembourg (802,000)
Ireland (760,000)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywashburn/2023/03/01/how-much-us-farmland-does-china-really-own-more-than-bill-gates-and-less-than-17-other-countries/?sh=20db582c421f