DeSantis Campaign Press Release - Ron DeSantis: "As governor of Florida, I banned the CCP from buying land in our state. We should do that all across these United States."

Simi Valley, Calif. – During the second Republican presidential primary debate tonight, Ron DeSantis said:

"The reason why we're in this mess is because the elites in DC for far too long, have chosen surrender over strength when it comes to the CCP. Some people in our country got rich, our industrial base got hollowed out, and they have been able to build the second most powerful military in the entire world. We need a totally new approach to China. We are going to have real hard power in the Indo Pacific, like Reagan, to deter their ambitions. We're going to have economic independence from China where we're decoupling our economy, and we are going to go after the cultural power they have in this country. As governor of Florida, I banned the CCP from buying land in our state. We should do that all across these United States. We shouldn't have them in our universities. We shouldn't have Confucius Institutes. You see a country in decline. Our power is in decline. China's going to surpass us this decade. And if they do that, it's going to affect every single American household. As your president, I am not going to let that happen. I'm going to reverse this country's decline. We are going to choose strength, not surrender when it comes to the CCP."

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