Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a series of bills Monday that bans Chinese citizens from buying land in the state. In a recent news release, the Republican announced his signing of that bill and two others which are meant to “counteract” what he described as “the malign influence of the Chinese Communist party in the state of Florida”. One bill restricts Chinese nationals from buying land in Florida unless they are also American citizens or permanent residents. Chinese citizens with nontourist visas, meanwhile, would be limited to buying fewer than two acres of land that is at least five miles...