It has been known for some time that the Chinese government has made it a priority to acquire American farmland. The Chinese government and their representatives have been buying up U.S. land at a rapid pace and now own almost 300,000 acres. Over the past few weeks, however, we may have seen the most blatant acknowledgements by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that obtaining agricultural property is at the cornerstone of their strategy to dominate the globe. 

This week, the Trump administration unveiled a multi-agency effort that formally acknowledges American agriculture as a crucial component of national security and lays out concrete steps to protect our food and agricultural systems from foreign adversaries. The threat to those systems is all too real, with two separate instances of Chinese nationals smuggling biological materials into the United States having come to light in just the past month.  

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been engaged in a long-term, sophisticated effort to undermine America’s economic dominance and threaten our national security. H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), includes policies designed to fight CCP aggression by making America more resilient and prosperous. Here are the top ten policies in the OBBB that help mitigate communist China’s efforts by strengthening our economy and securing our country.  

This week, U.S. authorities arrested Chengxuan Han for smuggling biological materials into the United States. A Chinese national who planned to spend a year conducting research at the University of Michigan, Han admitted to sending four packages containing regulated biological material related to roundworms – in one instance even hidden within the pages of a book – to individuals at a University of Michigan laboratory and making false statements about those packages. Upon arrival at the Detroit Metropolitan airport, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers found that Han had wiped the contents of her phone three days before arriving in the United States from China.

This week, two Chinese nationals with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) with smuggling “a potential agroterrorism weapon” into the United States. One of the pair is a “loyal member of the Chinese Communist Party.” She used her boyfriend’s connections in the research community to try and smuggle the dangerous, illegal pathogen into the U.S. under the guise of conducting scientific studies at the University of Michigan.

This month, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at the U.S. Department of Defense delivered its Worldwide Threat Assessment to the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations. Central to DIA’s assessment of China was that the nation “continues to advance its global capabilities to confront the United States and its allies across the diplomatic, information, military, and economic domains” and that it continues to undertake “focused efforts to undermine popular and political support for U.S. military alliances and security partnerships,” all with the goal of presenting itself as the preeminent and undisputed world power.   

For decades, America’s economic relationship with China was marked by imbalance, exploitation, and complacency. Beijing’s systematic use of unfair trade practices — from intellectual property theft and forced technology transfers to state subsidies and currency manipulation — hollowed out American manufacturing and left key industries vulnerable.

Since day one, protecting American land – especially farmland – from foreign adversaries like China has been one of the biggest goals of the Protecting America Initiative. We’re proud to report that our policy advocacy and paid media efforts are paying dividends around the country.

For years, China has used its vast market power not just as an economic tool but as a strategic weapon — targeting American companies across multiple industries to pressure the United States into making policy concessions. From technology and agriculture to aerospace, Beijing’s approach is clear: punish U.S. businesses to advance its geopolitical goals.

President Trump’s first hundred days have provided a slew of accomplishments for conservatives. One of the President’s highest priorities during his new term has been to restore American national and economic security by addressing how large and persistent trade deficits have impacted domestic manufacturing, disrupted supply chains, and made us more reliant on foreign adversaries like China.  

Last week, President Trump enacted reciprocal tariffs of up to 50% on roughly 90 countries around the world in a bold move to restructure international trade to reduce the United States’ trade deficit and to recapture industries that had been lured away by unfair trade practices. One week later, the president announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs as countries began coming to the negotiating table to address his concerns. One notable exception to the pause on reciprocal tariffs? China. 

Last week, President Trump enacted reciprocal tariffs of up to 50% on roughly 90 countries around the world in a bold move to restructure international trade to reduce the United States’ trade deficit and to recapture industries that had been lured away by unfair trade practices. One week later, the president announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs as countries began coming to the negotiating table to address his concerns. One notable exception to the pause on reciprocal tariffs? China. 

At a time when China is engaged in an active campaign to sabotage America with the goal of nothing less than world dominance, a strong economic and national security alliance between the U.S. and India has never been more important.

On Thursday, March 27, the U.S. House passed H.R. 1048, the DETERRENT Act, with bipartisan support. The final vote was 241-169. This legislation takes important steps to increase transparency when it comes to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) influence within America’s colleges and universities. The Protecting America Initiative applauds the House of Representatives for addressing this important issue and urges Senate passage of H.R. 1048.  

In February, President Donald Trump hosted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington, D.C., wherein the two leaders reaffirmed ties between the United States and India in addition to announcing the launch of a new initiative – the “U.S.-India COMPACT (Catalyzing Opportunities for Military Partnership, Accelerated Commerce & Technology) for the 21st Century.”

The Protecting America Initiative has long highlighted the fact that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is actively engaged in an effort to overtake America as the world’s foremost superpower.

On Wednesday, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders built upon the state’s previous successes in passing protections against Chinese Communist Party (CCP)threats and introduced the “Communist China Defense” legislative package in the state capitol.

For at least five years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been actively attempting to undermine the American economy and gain access to U.S. land. China is openly committed to thelong-term goal of world dominance and sees exerting control over aspects of American life as a key to that objective.  

As the Protecting America Initiative has frequently reported, states around the country are taking action to protect their citizens from the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). From protecting U.S. agriculture from unfair competition to ensuring that states prioritize American products in contracting, there are transformative policy changes being enacted around the nation.

President Trump’s first weeks in office have been defined by an unprecedented whirlwind of action. He’s moving so fast to complete his campaign promises that many people in Washington are having a hard time keeping up. One of the most important pledges that the President is already fulfilling is getting tough on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to stop the flow of drugs into American communities.