Ron DeSantisthe governor of Florida signed several bills into law on Monday restrict nationals from “China and other hostile foreign nations” from buying land in the Sunshine State.

What happened: DeSantis signed bills SB 264, SB 846 and SB 258 to combat corporate espionage and subterfuge in higher education the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Xi Jinpingagents of.

“I am proud to sign this law to stop Chinese agents buying our farmland and land near our military bases and critical infrastructure, to prevent sensitive digital data from being stored in China and to stop influence to stop the CCP on our education system from elementary school to graduate school. We stand by our commitment to crack down on Communist China,” DeSantis said in a statement.

SB 264 — also called “interests of foreign countries” — prohibits “government entities from entering into contracts with foreign countries and entities of concern, and restricts the transfer of agricultural land and other interests in real estate to foreign principals,” including China and other related entities and individuals with Beijing. Under the new legislation, Chinese citizens with non-tourist visas will be permitted to purchase individual plots of land that are less than two acres and located at least five miles from military installations, after to WOKV.

SB 864 – also known as “Agreements of Educational Entities with Foreign Entities” – prohibits state colleges and universities from accepting gifts “in their official capacity” from colleges or universities based in countries of concern.

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Another bill, SB 258, mandates the Department of Management Services to “establish a list of prohibited applications owned by a foreign client or countries of concern, including China, that a Cyber ​​security and privacy risk.”

“Florida is taking action to stand…