In 2016, Chinese billionaire and real estate tycoon Sun Guangxin bought 130,000 acres of land in Val Verde County, Texas. This small ranching community of 50,000 people is home to Laughlin Air Force Base, a training hub for military pilots. The purchase raised questions about Sun’s motives — namely, why would someone with ties to the Chinese […]
Author Archives: Mike Johanns
Mike Johanns served as secretary of agriculture from 2005 to 2007, as governor of Nebraska from 1999 to 2005, and as a U.S. senator from 2009 to 2015. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.