Chinese entrepreneur Chen Tianqiao, renowned for his success in online gaming, is the second-largest non-American landowner in the United States. Holding an expansive 198,000 acres of Oregon timberland, Tianqiao is at 82nd position among the country’s largest property owners, according to the Land Report. By comparison, Bill Gates owns about 242,000 acres of farmland throughout the United States. The acquisition of this substantial acreage took place in 2015 when Tianqiao purchased the land from
A Chinese billionaire and a California timber family have become among the largest private landowners in the U.S. following major purchases of Oregon forests.
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A Chinese billionaire and a California timber family have become among the largest private landowners in the U.S. following major purchases of Oregon forests.