A new Convention of States Action-Trafalgar Group poll released Tuesday shows more than three quarters of Americans support construction and delivery restrictions for Chinese-owned properties located near military bases in the United States.
This comes in the wake of a Chinese balloon crossing the nation before being shot down earlier this month.
According to the poll, 76.3% of Americans favor a freeze on construction and deliveries made to Chinese owned enterprises on U.S. soil that are close to military bases, with 26.7% saying there should not be restrictions.
"Americans understand the threat from China and the intentions of the Chinese Communist Party," Convention of States Action President Mark Meckler said in a press release announcing the poll’s results Tuesday. "That’s why we’re starting to see elected leaders across America taking active steps to curb CCP activity near U.S. military bases. While this should have been done a long time ago, this data verifies that — at long last — the legislative efforts underway have the overwhelming support of the public."
"President Biden’s actions towards China are a microcosm of what we see throughout the U.S. government–a mixture of incompetence, negligence, and questionable business dealings with Chinese interests — creating an environment that is jeopardizing America’s sovereignty, safety, and standing on the world stage.
"Americans are not allowed to own property in China. It seems logical that the reciprocal should be true here and seems even more self-evident for property near military bases."
The poll was conducted by the Trafalgar Group from Feb. 22-23 with 1,084 likely general election voters, and has a margin of error of +/- 2.9%, according to the organization.
According to the poll, 89% of Republicans and 64% of Democrats supported the restrictions on construction and deliveries, with 25% of Democrats and just 11% of Republicans saying they did not favor the limits.
U.S. fighters shot down the balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the South Carolina coast several days after it was spotted floating over Montana by civilians.
China has claimed the balloon was conducting scientific research and blew off course in the jet stream, but U.S. officials believe it was a "spy" balloon gathering information over sensitive U.S. military installations.
In a Sunday interview on CBS News’ "Face the Nation," CIA Director William Burns said he did not know for sure if Chinese President Xi Jinping, or others in the top leadership of the communist nation were aware of the balloon.
"I don’t know," The Hill reported Burns telling "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan when asked if Xi knew the balloon would be sent to the U.S. "This is something obviously we watch very carefully. I think the Chinese leadership obviously understood that they had launched this capability, that it was an intelligence platform."
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