Our food security is national security.

We do not want the CCP involved in any of our food production. pic.twitter.com/j19x05R2EE

— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) May 8, 2023

DeSantis signed SB 846, which “prohibits state colleges and universities and their employees and representatives from soliciting or accepting any gift in their official capacities from a college or university based in a foreign country of concern.” He also signed SB 264, which “restricts governmental entities from contracting with foreign countries and entities of concern and restricts conveyances of agricultural lands and other interests in real property to foreign principals, the People’s Republic of China, and other entities and persons that are affiliated with them,” according to the governor’s office.

DeSantis also signed SB 258, which “requires the Department of Management Services to create a list of prohibited applications owned by a foreign principal or foreign countries of concern, including China, which present a cybersecurity and data privacy risk,” according to the governor’s office.