{"id":1907606,"date":"2023-03-31T03:40:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T07:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-measure-blocking-china-from-buying-us-farmland\/"},"modified":"2023-03-31T03:43:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T07:43:45","slug":"house-passes-measure-blocking-china-from-buying-us-farmland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-measure-blocking-china-from-buying-us-farmland\/","title":{"rendered":"House Passes Measure Blocking China From Buying US Farmland"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fhouse-passes-measure-blocking-china-from-buying-us-farmland%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=1907606&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=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0330\/b18be6e5-8185-4060-a0c1-5f0e27034d45\/audio.mp3?length=1975725&#038;duration=165\"><\/div>\n<p>A cross-party majority in the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill prohibiting Chinese investment in vital US land for renewable energy production.<\/p>\n<p>The new legislation, which is derived from the Defend America\u2019s Rural Energy Act sponsored by Representative Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa), was passed by a vote of 407\u201326 on March 30 as an amendment to an earlier bill aimed at lowering energy costs for Americans. The majority comprised 223 Republicans and 184 Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFood security is national security,\u201d said Representative Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), who lent his support to Feenstra\u2019s amendment. He added that he was proud to co-sponsor a bill that \u201ckeeps farmland in the hands of farmers and out of the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5041141\" style=\"width: 962px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/02\/07\/Rep-Van-Orden-Feb-7-hearing.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Representative Derrick Van Orden questioning during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 7, 2023. (Janice Hisle\/The Epoch Times via screenshot of live video)<\/figure>\n<p>Representative Clay Higgins (R-La.) stated that he was of the belief that \u201cAmerican policy should deal with China quite decisively and assert our massive economic leverage in every possible way.\u201d He continued, \u201cWars are averted through wise economic policy, and freedom has a chance to take root\u201d. After the passage of the new legislation, he told The Epoch Times, \u201cMy Democrat colleagues who understand these simple truths and voted with Republicans today should be recognized and commended. The entire world is imperiled because of CCP aggression, and America must lead the causes of peace through strength, and individual rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5130733\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/03\/17\/Clay-Higgins-GettyImages-1241179072-e1679066636735-1200x720.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Representative Clay Higgins (R-La.) speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 8, 2022. (Andrew Harnik-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>Representative Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, noted that his state was \u201cone of the largest food-producing states in the nation and the world\u201d. He told The Epoch Times, \u201cAgricultural security is national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Chinese investors only own just under 1% of all foreign-held US land in 2021, the pace of acquisition from China has accelerated sharply. Between 2010 and 2021, land purchases from China have increased nearly 30-fold, rising from 13,720 acres to 383,935 acres.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Chinese land ownership has faced opposition in states such as North Dakota, where Chinese agribusiness Fufeng Group bought 370 acres of farmland to construct a corn mill near a sensitive air force base. In January, the US Air Force cautioned that the project posed \u201ca significant threat to national security.\u201d In February, Grand Forks City Council voted unanimously to scrap the project.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, China-based Guanghui Energy acquired more than 130,000 acres of ranch land in Texas to construct a wind farm close to the largest Air Force pilot training facility. The founder of the Chinese firm is a former Chinese military officer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4987991\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/01\/16\/Don-Bacon.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Representative Don Bacon (R-Neb.) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on Jan. 10, 2023. (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>According to Bacon, Chinese investments close to military bases are a growing source of concern, and allowing Chinese control over US farmland could pose a threat to the country\u2019s food security and national security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bipartisan House majority has overwhelmingly passed a measure to keep Chinese investment out of U.S. land vital for producing renewable energy. The measure, derived from the Defend America\u2019s Rural Energy Act sponsored by Rep. 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