{"id":1839697,"date":"2023-02-08T09:51:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1839697"},"modified":"2023-02-08T09:55:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:55:21","slug":"usa-chants-erupt-after-chinese-companys-north-dakota-corn-mill-project-struck-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usa-chants-erupt-after-chinese-companys-north-dakota-corn-mill-project-struck-down\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;USA!&#8221; Chants Erupt After Chinese Company&#8217;s North Dakota Corn Mill Project Struck Down"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fusa-chants-erupt-after-chinese-companys-north-dakota-corn-mill-project-struck-down%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=1839697&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 class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"contain\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>The Grand Forks, North Dakota city council on Monday voted to strike down a Chinese-owned company&#8217;s corn mill project, prompting cheers of &#8220;USA!&#8221; from some in the audience. (City of Grand Forks)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Officials in Grand Forks, North Dakota, have voted to strike down a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chinese company&#8217;s proposed corn mill<\/a> after the U.S. Air Force said its proximity to a military base would pose a national security risk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 5-0 unanimous vote Monday night from the Grand Forks City Council surrounding the Fufeng Group project was met with cheers and chants of &#8220;USA!&#8221; from the public in attendance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the meeting, Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski, during an interview on &#8220;The Story with Martha MacCallum,&#8221; told Fox News that the city had options to &#8220;basically deny infrastructure and deny building permits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So they have the land, but they have no ability to build anything on it,&#8221; he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/air-force-warns-chinese-company-north-dakota-mill-significant-national-security-threat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>AIR FORCE WARNS CHINESE COMPANY\u2019S NORTH DAKOTA MILL WOULD BE \u2018SIGNIFICANT\u2019 NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/931\/523\/Fufeng-land.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Fufeng Grand Forks North Dakota land\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The land purchased by Fufeng Group in Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 2021, which it planned to use to build a corn mill.<\/span><span> (Fox News \/ Fox News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Chinese-owned Fufeng Group, which describes itself as an &#8220;internationalized bio-fermentation products manufacturer,&#8221;\u00a0paid $2.3 million to purchase the 300 acres of land just 12 miles from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/fox-news-air-force\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Grand Forks Air Force Base,<\/a> home to top secret drone technology. The company was planning to invest $700 million to open the mill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But local officials and federal authorities had\u00a0warned that Fufeng has deep ties to the ruling Chinese Communist Party.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/fox-news-north-dakota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North Dakota&#8217;s senators<\/a> released last week\u00a0a letter they received from Air Force Assistant Secretary Andrew Hunter in which the military official warned against the Fufeng project.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/experts-sound-alarm-over-china-buying-us-land-near-military-bases-chilling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>EXPERTS SOUND ALARM OVER CHINA BUYING US LAND NEAR MILITARY BASES<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/931\/523\/Grand-Forks-Air-Base.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Grand Forks Air Base North Dakota\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The Grand Forks Air Base in North Dakota, near where the corn mill was proposed to be built.<\/span><span> (Fox News \/ Fox News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the letter, Hunter pointed to the proposed corn mill&#8217;s proximity to Grand Forks Air Force Base as a major risk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Grand Forks Air Force Base is the center of military activities related to both air and space operations,&#8221; Hunter wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &#8220;While [the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States] concluded that it did not have jurisdiction, the Department&#8217;s 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.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fufeng would have been\u00a0the largest foreign private sector investment in the history of Grand Forks. The city said the plant would bring in at least 200 jobs and millions in tax revenue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/931\/523\/Grand-Forks-City-Council.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Grand Forks City Council meeting in North Dakota\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The Grand Forks City Council voted Monday to strike down the Fufeng Group project.<\/span><span> (Grand Forks City Council)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foxbusiness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The future of the land is not immediately clear.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The vote also came Monday after the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic Ocean this past weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News\u2019 Timothy H.J. Nerozzi and Alexis McAdams contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Grand Forks, North Dakota city council on Monday voted to strike down a Chinese-owned company&#8217;s corn mill project, prompting cheers of &#8220;USA!&#8221; from some in the audience. 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