(Houston / Beijing Comprehensive News) As Sino -US relations are becoming increasingly tense, the United States is considering prohibiting Chinese citizens from buying real estate based on national security considerations.This approach caused the people to protest in the local area. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China also criticized this to politics economic and trade behavior and violate the rules of international trade.

According to Agence France -Presse, about 300 protesters were marched on Saturday (February 11) in the largest city of Houston, the largest city in Dezhou, shouting "stop hating Chinese people" and "Douzhou is our home".It is reported that the protesters are mostly Chinese and new immigrants.

It is reported that Lois Kolkhorsst, a Republican member of Dezhou Republican Party, submitted a report as early as November last year, calling on legislation to ban foreign governments including China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia and related entitiesDezhou purchase land and real estate.

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Proposal caused protests at this time, which is related to the landslide of Sino -US relations after the United States shot down China's high -air balloon.Although Corkhoster promised not to affect legal residents and green card holders in the proposal, the bill did not specify relevant legal protection, which caused the people interviewed to worry that if the relationship between the two countries continued to deteriorate, it would also be affected by itself.Essence

In addition to the state, more than 10 other states such as Florida, Arkansas, and South Dakota are reportedly considering legislative restrictions on real estate.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning last Friday (February 10) was asked about the bill that Sino -US economic and trade cooperation is essentially mutually beneficial and win -win.The words and deeds violate the market economy principles and international economic and trade rules, and harm the external confidence of the outside world for the US market environment.