{"id":1832093,"date":"2023-02-01T19:05:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T00:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1832093"},"modified":"2023-02-01T19:10:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T00:10:42","slug":"grand-forks-nd-halts-project-after-air-force-deems-chinese-companys-land-purchase-a-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grand-forks-nd-halts-project-after-air-force-deems-chinese-companys-land-purchase-a-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Forks, ND Halts Project After Air Force Deems Chinese Company\u2019s Land Purchase a Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrand-forks-nd-halts-project-after-air-force-deems-chinese-companys-land-purchase-a-threat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1832093&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2023.02.01-04.22-thepoliticalinsider-63da91e1f0971.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Kim Jarrett, The Center Square<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Grand Forks (North Dakota) will deny building permits for a Chinese-based food producer who purchased land near an Air Force Base, Mayor said Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fufeng Group, a Chinese food manufacturer, announced that it had purchased 370 acres of land to build a wet corn-milling plant. This location is 12 miles away from Grand Forks Air Force Base.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In a letter to U.S. senators. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer of the USAF called for the purchase by a Chinese company of North Dakota land. \u201ca significant threat to national security.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/report-joe-biden-named-in-email-discussing-call-with-hunter-about-major-gas-deal-with-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report: Joe Biden Identified in Email to Discuss Call with Hunter about Major Gas Deal with China<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In December, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States stated that it didn&#8217;t have the authority to comment on the plant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWhile CIFUS concluded that it did not have the jurisdiction, the Department\u2019s view is unambiguous: the proposed project presents a significant threat to national security with both near-and long-term risks of significant impacts to our operations in the area,\u201d Andrew Hunter, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, wrote a letter to Cramer and Hoven.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Brandon Bochenski, Grand Forks Mayor, said that the city would not allow industrial infrastructure to be connected to the site.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Get the most recent news by signing up<\/strong> Get political news, insights, and commentary directly to your inbox<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThese actions do not affect the land ownership as the company will still legally own the land they have purchased,\u201d Bochenski said in a statement posted on the city\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grandforksgov.com\/Home\/Components\/News\/News\/7066\/550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. \u201cThe response from the Federal Government during this process can only be viewed as slow and contradictory. This directive leaves open the question of other entities with Chinese connections across the nation, to include Grand Forks\u2019 Cirrus Aircraft site location and Chinese students and professors at the University of North Dakota.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gov. Doug Burgum stated that the Air Force letter finally clarifies the state&#8217;s position.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cGiven these concerns, we support the decision by the City of Grand Forks to initiate steps to stop the project with Fufeng Group and will support the city in finding another partner for a corn milling operation,\u201d Burgum made the announcement in a press release. \u201cAs our farmers who compete in global markets know, agriculture is a global business, and North Dakota welcomes investment from domestic companies and our friends and allies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/bidens-connections-to-chinese-money-under-scrutiny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden\u2019s Connections to Chinese Money Under Scrutiny<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Fufeng purchase concerned North Dakota\u2019s southern neighbor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">South Dakota legislators have introduced a\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/sdlegislature.gov\/Session\/Bill\/23951\/247689\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bill<\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Tuesday that creates a Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States \u2013 South Dakota to investigate agricultural land purchases by foreign countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWith this new process, we will be able to prevent nations who hate us \u2013 like Communist China \u2013 from buying up our state\u2019s agriculture land,\u201d Gov. Kristi Noem stated in a previous statement. \u201cWe cannot allow the Chinese Communist Party to continue to buy up our nation\u2019s food supply, so South Dakota will lead the charge on this vital national security issue.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Syndicated with permission by The Center Square<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Jarrett, The Center Square Grand Forks (North Dakota) will deny building permits for a Chinese-based food producer who purchased land near an Air Force Base, Mayor said Tuesday. Fufeng Group, a Chinese food manufacturer, announced that it had purchased 370 acres of land to build a wet corn-milling plant. 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