The Chinese Government Is Not Using a U.S. Wind Farm For Espionage

Recently, a number of social media users have been posting about an alleged major threat to U.S. national security. The nature of this threat is the purchase of a ranch in Texas, the Morning Star Ranch, which is located 200 miles northwest of San Antonio. 

Many have been concerned about the intentions of the purchaser, the Chinese businessman Sun Guangxin, who some claim to have been a former general in the Chinese military. They believe that Guangxin is acting on behalf of the Chinese government. 

People are concerned with Guangxin’s aims to convert part of the ranch into a wind farm by erecting 700-foot high wind turbines, which they believe will actually be used to spy on the nearby Laughlin Air Force Base. They also believe that the wind farm, and a solar farm, would be used to hack into America’s energy infrastructure, allowing the Chinese to disrupt the power grid. 

These claims appear to have originated in December, 2020, when chief investment officer of Hayman Capital Management, Kyle Bass, posted about the purchase on Twitter. These tweets have gained tens of thousands of interactions to date.