The Middleman: How $110 Million Opened Texas Wilderness to Chinese Control

How did a Chinese military officer acquire 140,000 acres of strategic Texas land, right next to Laughlin Air Force Base? One American made it possible. Between 2016 and 2018, David Frankens flipped Texas ranches to Chinese billionaire Sun Guangxin's shell companies, sometimes within hours, for double their value. His profit? Some say $10 million. His consequences? None.

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