Arizona Governor blasted for vetoing bill limiting Chinese land ownership near military bases
Ms Hobbs is being scrutinised for vetoing a bill which would have banned the Chinese government from owning a stake of 30 per cent or more of any property in the state of Arizona.
'Look at what just happened, what Ukraine just did with Russia,' Mr Schweizer told Sky News host James Morrow.
'They were able to smuggle in drones … and take out major aircraft at Russian military bases.
'If you own a vacant lot near military installations, there's no reason … that China could not execute the exact same type of operation.
'This is looking at the realities of warfare today.
'Drone technology and other advanced technologies would allow China to use these strategic locations near US military installations to launch military strikes.'
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