China-owned company expanded near Florida base under DeSantis governorship

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Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, who has touted his tough stance toward China, stayed quiet when a subsidiary of a US-sanctioned Chinese company expanded fewer than 15 miles away fro…

DeSantis accused of hiding efforts to lure Chinese companies to FloridaOn the campaign trail, the 45-year-old DeSantis has said he would “reorient” US foreign policy to prioritize the Indo-Pacific region and signed legislation preventing Chinese Communist Party affiliates from purchasing land near military bases.

The state of Florida has not provided any taxpayer subsidies or other incentives to Cirrus or its parent company. “Bottom line, it is concerning,” Bingen said. “Even with a subsidiary I would want to understand: Who is on the board of directors? To what degree does the parent company have control, provide direction, receive information from the subsidiary?”showed the company’s employees do have ties to other AVIC subsidiaries sanctioned by the US. Cirrus Vice-Chairman Hui Wang is a director of AVIC Heavy Machinery Co.

 

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