
According to the USDA, ownership of U.S. farmland by Chinese nationals has increased by an additional 75,000 acres since 2010, totaling 338,000 acres as of 2020. These acres only account for less than one percent of all U.S. agricultural land held by foreign citizens, but Chinese national ownership is quite concerning as it is suspected the Chinese government may be buying up land for military and espionage purposes. Concerns have also been heightened in recent weeks as China floated a spy balloon over our nation and is now getting awfully cozy with Russia. Last year, Chinese company Fufeng Group purchased 370 acres of farmland in Grand Forks, ND. The company claimed their intentions were to build a $700 million corn mill, and it was just a coincidence the land they purchased was next door to an Air Force Base. Right off the bat, Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski was in support of this purchase, however once he received a letter from the U.S. Air Force claiming the company’s project was a counterintelligence threat, he quickly changed his stance on the matter. The town of Grand Forks went on to deny Fufeng’s building permits. A similar situation occurred in…