Why A Secretive Chinese Billionaire Bought 140,000 Acres Of Land In Texas

<p>Since 2016, a company owned by Xinjiang-based real estate tycoon Sun Guangxin had spent an estimated $110 million buying up land in Texas’ Val Verde County. Its plans to build a wind farm in southwest Texas has attracted the attention of local officials and has escalated into a political maelstrom around national security and foreign investment.</p>