China's Farmland Ownership in Australia: A Misleading Map
A map circulating on social media exaggerates the amount of Australian farmland owned by China, overstating it by at least 10 times.
According to the most recent official figures, Chinese investors hold approximately 2.1% of agricultural land in Australia.
"It's crazy, we've sold huge farms - these massive, massive farms in the centre of Australia - to China over the last five years or so,"
says Adam Cropp, an Australian expedition leader, in a Facebook video featuring podcaster Joe Rogan.
- The Australian government has introduced reforms to streamline the foreign investment review process.
- The goal is to attract more capital from friendly countries while increasing scrutiny of higher-risk investors.
AAP FactCheck has verified the inaccuracy of the map, which has been shared on social media.
Author's summary: Misleading map exaggerates Chinese farmland ownership.