Tag: Fufeng

North Dakota continues to seek restrictions on China influence in state

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by: MinotVoice  |  

What started as a local land-use dispute near a North Dakota Air Force base has grown into a nationwide push to limit Chinese investment. Since the Grand Forks controversy and a Chinese surveillance balloon’s flight over the U.S., lawmakers in dozens of states have pursued restrictions—targeting farmland purchases, drone use, and public investments. Supporters argue

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Air Force declares Grand Forks Fufeng project ‘significant threat’

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

The proposed corn milling project in Grand Forks by Chinese-owned Fufeng Group is dead. The U.S. Air Force has made it clear they view the project as a threat to national security. Senator Hoeven and Senator Cramer issued the following joint statement: “City leaders have asked for clarity from leaders in the federal government regarding

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Following Fufeng uproar, bill would bar foreign governments from buying ag land in North Dakota

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by: Josh Wolsky  |  

A Bismarck legislator introduced a bill to prevent foreign governments from purchasing and holding agricultural land in North Dakota. It’s the latest in the Fufeng saga. Fufeng announced its intentions to build a corn milling plan in Grand Forks in late 2021, and opposition quickly arrose out of national security concerns related to a Chinese-owned

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