The Epoch Times reports that CCP-linked Chinese companies now own hundreds of thousands of acres of US farmland, in some cases right next to military bases. Think about that for a second: Beijing won’t let a single acre of Chinese soil fall into foreign hands, but it’s perfectly happy to plant its flag on US farmland. And Washington has been letting it happen.
The concerns are obvious. Farmland isn’t just about crops. It’s about food security, control of supply chains, and potential leverage over rural economies. Add the proximity to sensitive sites—some purchases right next door to airbases and defense facilities—and you don’t need to be paranoid to see the risk. As one US legislator put it, “You don’t let your adversary buy the farm across from your missile silos.”
Now shift the spotlight to Australia. We’ve been an even easier target. For years, Chinese companies have been buying up farmland and mining assets with little resistance. Worse still was the 2015 decision to lease the Port of Darwin to a Chinese company for 99 years. Ninety-nine years! Longer than Hong Kong’s colonial lease.
During the election campaign, Anthony Albanese promised action. He talked tough about reviewing the Darwin deal. Yet since taking office? Silence. Not a word. No urgency. No plan.
So let’s ask the obvious question: Why are Western countries letting China do what China itself forbids?
This isn’t about racism, markets, or free trade. It’s about sovereignty. Food and infrastructure aren’t just assets on a balance sheet—they are national lifelines. To allow a geopolitical rival to control them is either naivety, complacency, or wilful blindness.
China plays the long game. Every acre, every port lease, every mine is a piece on the board. And while Beijing locks up its own soil from outside ownership, we’re selling ours with a smile.
Unless our leaders wake up, we may find ourselves discovering—too late—that the farm, the mines, and even the ports have already been sold.
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