In a letter to Joe Biden, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and Congressional leaders, Youngkin and his fellow governors write that “national security demands a national response from national leaders. The responsibility is now with you – follow the lead of our States and prevent CCP amassing of American lands."
As Fox News reports, the Republican governors write in the letter that "states have stepped into the breach to protect this country’s most valued resource" – the American people – while Biden "has failed to address the threat at hand."
Since the day he took office, Youngkin has taken decisive action to protect Virginia from the Chinese Communist Party.
Youngkin used his State of the Commonwealth address to highlight the “ever-growing threat that the Chinese Communist Party poses to our national security, our privacy and our way of life in Virginia” and proposed concrete solutions to combat this threat.
Youngkin already signed legislation into law banning China from buying farmland in Virginia.
Youngkin also issued an executive order banning TikTok on state devices.
“TikTok and WeChat data are a channel to the Chinese Communist Party, and their continued presence represents a threat to national security, the intelligence community, and the personal privacy of every single American,” Youngkin said when he issued the executive order.
And most recently, Youngkin halted a proposed battery plant from coming to Virginia over concerns the operation would serve as a “Trojan horse” for the Chinese Community Party.
“This is using taxpayer money to further enrich a Chinese company at the expense of America. It’s just not happening in America,” Youngkin said at the time. “This should be an American supply chain that’s trusted, not one that’s outsourced to the Chinese Communist Party.”
Youngkin's concerns about these ties to the CCP were echoed by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives, who launched an investigation in September into the operation over its ties to China.
As Fox News reported at the time, Youngkin first raised opposition to the plant over China's potential influence and argued that "the Chinese Communist Party would have full operational control over the technology."
The letter to the Biden Administration regarding China’s purchase of agricultural land is just the latest step Youngkin has taken to protect Virginians from the Chinese government.
Youngkin remains committed to standing strong against the CCP and any foreign adversary that seeks to threaten the Commonwealth.
