North Dakota was a leader in control of China’s land acquisition and did not see any reason to stop

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Bismark, NT (AB) – It has been three years for a Chinese company’s plan to raise agricultural land near the North Dakota Air Force Base, provoked local security concerns and led to the emergency of law across the country, but restrictions.

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If there is any demand for state legislators and the Congress to be harsh on the Congress, the restrictions they support, as some say, the restrictions they support are more than national security.

North Dakota American Sen. As Kevin Grandy said, the controversy over Chinese investment in the United States “sound alarm”

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Regardless of whether the alarm is enjoyable, it is clear that the Grand Forks Air Force Basic Dispute – and a Chinese balloon traveling to the United States at once – has increased plans to control the foreign rights of agricultural lands. In dozens of states, lawmakers have proposed such laws over the next two years, and more than 20 states have now restricted.

Indiana, Miss Ou Ri, Texas and other states have prevented public pension funds from investing in China, and states such as Arcansas, Florida and Tennessee are now barriers to public agencies that are now widely used. The Congress has taken action, stopping the future sale of drones of two Chinese companies in the United States, and if they propose a national ban on agricultural land for businesses from China, put forward a “unacceptable risk” for national security.

President Donald Trump has criticized China and his decision to impose 10% of its goods – prompting the country to respond to his own fees – seems to have encouraged state legislators to pursue more restrictions.

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Legislatures across the country are keen to continue China’s limits with bills on agricultural lands, drones and investments introduced in half a dozen states from Arizona to South Carolina this year.

The Grammar gives greater infusions to his home state, after the Grand Forks City Council decided to prevent the wet corn grinding plant proposed by the Grand Forks City Council, after raising anxiety for other officials of the Air Force.

“It has been a role model for other communities and if you want to stop the acquisition of the Chinese Communist Party of our Food Distribution Chain, at the same time spying on our military sites, do what we have done.”

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In spite of concerns, foreign people and businesses have a relatively small portion of the American agricultural lands.

By 2023, the most recent year of the data available, foreign investors have 3.5% of the privatized agricultural lands in the United States, which has risen slightly above the previous year, the US Agriculture Department said.

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Canadian investors have a large percentage, and 33% of foreign lands. Chinese reserves were less than 1%.

Brokings Institution Felo, Mary Kallakar said there are real concerns, such as China’s activities, monitoring, infiltration of important infrastructure and hacking personal information. But he questions whether the new laws solve those problems.

“They often appear to be very effective and politics,” Kallakar said.

He said that major restrictions such as the ability to buy real estate or the work of Chinese students in universities affect the country’s reputation as an open place administered by the rule of law.

“I think this is related to a lot of domestic, political dynamics. I am looking for something that can impede people. Often a Chinese company comes or buys somewhere with vague threats of what will happen if a Chinese company comes or land.”

Some individuals and groups are using opposition to China to build power sites and work, said Mark Genturich, a political science professor at the University of Northern Dakota, Grand forks.

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“I think there was a certain and integrated attempt among different people for a variety of reasons to play China as a major threat to the United States, and of course we have failed to spend enough money or be aware,” Genturic said.

Kansas House leader Chris Groft, who proposed the bill to control China, said he wanted to protect military installations from spying, especially by companies with relations with China. Retired Army Curly Graft accuses the companies of “choosing” when Chinese authorities seek information.

North Dakota legislators are particularly active, and many bills are under consideration, in which state agencies, colleges and universities use 300 Chinese -made drones to change up to $ 15 million.

“They have flown all our communities, oil fields, missile sites, aircraft sites, and all of those kinds of things, so we do not want to have a hand in providing information to the Chinese,” said Mike Nade.

Nade said North Dakota would be the first state that changed the entire cargo of Chinese -made drones to “A to Z”.

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North Dakota legislators are considering bills to evaluate the state’s impact on foreign enemies and withdraw $ 11.8 billion from the state from Chinese companies.

Another requires an investigation process for the complaints of foreign enemies’ plans, with poor fines.

Macroum, the sponsor of the bill, said his concerns about China were unfounded, “But if I’m right, we hope we stop it.”

Although the authorities have stopped the corn plant, Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Pochensky said that a Belgium -based company was considering creating a potato processing factory. After so much controversy, he believes that the latest plans of a business in a country that are friendly with the United States will benefit.

“I think this particular site may have a very happy end,” Pochensky said.

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Andhra writer John Hannah contributed to this story from Kansas’ Tobiah.

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