Here’s why a Chinese company was forced to sell land near a Utah military depot

The governor described the owner of the Utah Motorsports Campus as a shell company for the Chinese Communist Party.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during a press conference on efforts to protect Utah citizens, the agriculture community, and institutions from adversarial foreign influence at the Utah Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.

Here’s why a Chinese company was forced to sell land near a Utah military depot

The governor described the owner of the Utah Motorsports Campus as a shell company for the Chinese Communist Party.

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