Tonight, we raise an eyebrow—not in reverence, but in grave concern. For while the birds sing over the brooks of the Adirondacks and the wind whispers through its pines, a foreign tycoon has quietly laid claim to a piece of America’s soul.
Jack Ma—billionaire, Chinese Communist Party favorite, and co-founder of Alibaba—has acquired 28,100 acres of pristine wilderness in New York State’s northern corridor. The location? Not far from Fort Drum, one of our most strategically vital military installations. The price? A reported $23 million, hidden behind the veil of a shell corporation.
This is not a matter of ducks and deer. It is a matter of national security.
They say the land, known as Brandon Park, is to be preserved. No strip malls. No condos. No hotels. Just conservation. Or so they say.
But let us be frank—when a high-ranking member of a regime known for espionage, surveillance, cyber warfare, and global economic subversion buys land within spitting distance of U.S. military infrastructure, the American people deserve more than poetic reassurances about “natural sanctuaries.”
This is not Ma’s first land deal. In fact, he is part of a larger, disturbing trend. Chinese nationals and state-connected entities have been purchasing farmland, ranches, and rural properties all across the United States—often near sensitive sites. From North Dakota to Texas to upstate New York, the Red Dragon is laying roots in America’s soil.
And while we sip tea and talk of biodiversity, they’re planting surveillance, positioning influence, and pushing the envelope—inch by inch.
Now, let’s be clear: this isn’t about race. It’s about regime. The Chinese Communist Party is not a friend of the American people. It’s a strategic competitor, an economic predator, and—frankly—an adversary. And while the American farmer sells off land to pay bills and buy diesel, the CCP, with an open checkbook and a closed heart, is buying America from the bottom up.
Where is the outrage? Where is the action?
President Trump, during his administration, raised alarm bells over these incursions. He warned of foreign land ownership. He called out the CCP. He stood for the sovereignty of the American heartland. And perhaps it is time we revisit those warnings—not with mockery, but with a clear-eyed view of what’s at stake.
This isn’t just about lakes and loons. It’s about whether foreign influence creeps in while we sleep.
And so I ask—who monitors this land? Who controls the airspace? Who ensures that hidden eyes aren’t watching Fort Drum from the cover of Adirondack moss?
We must consider whether “conservation” is being used as camouflage.
Because in this world of cyber-deception and geopolitical chess, a forest isn’t always just a forest. And freedom, like land, must be defended—not just from across the oceans, but from within our own boundaries.
