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  • EXCLUSIVE: Second-Largest Foreign Owner Of US Land Is A Chinese Communist Party Member

    01/13/2024 1:45:29 PM PST · by Twotone · 15 replies
    The Daily Caller ^ | January 11, 2024 | Philip Lenczycki
    The second-largest foreign landowner in the U.S. is a Chinese billionaire who it has been determined is a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to a Daily Caller News Foundation review of Chinese-language news reports. Chen Tianqiao, the founder, chairman and CEO of global investment firm Shanda Group, owns approximately 200,000 acres of land in Oregon, according to Land Report. Chen also has extensive ties to the Chinese government, ranging from CCP membership to executive roles in CCP-affiliated organizations, according to a DCNF review of Chinese-language media reports. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmaker Urges Biden Admin To Investigate CCP-Tied...
  • Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces up to $175 Million in ‘Livability’ Grants...

    07/27/2011 11:36:06 AM PDT · by Twotone · 9 replies
    US Department of Transportation ^ | June 16, 2011 | DOT News Release
    Announcement Made on Second Anniversary of ‘Sustainable Communities’ PartnershipU.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the availability of up to $175 million in livability grants to help urban, suburban and rural communities develop transit options to better connect people to where they live, work and play. Local transit agencies will be able to compete for livability dollars from the pool of up to $175 million. The competitive grant program will begin accepting applications when announced in the Federal Register during the week of June 20.