National Security Concerns Mount as Chinese Company Builds Major Plant Near North Dakota Military Base


Source: lucianne.com lucianne.com

Key Topics in this News Article:

News Snapshot:

[earlybird](/members/38344/earlybird.html) , 7/19/2022 3:40:14 PM A China-based agribusiness with links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is moving ahead with plans to build a corn mill in Grand Forks, North Dakota, despite local concerns that the project could pose national security risks. Fufeng Group—the second largest xanthan gum producer in China—recently purchased 370 acres located north of Grand Forks after the city council voted to annex the property. The city then changed the parcel’s designation from an agricultural zone to an industrial one to allow the project to move forward under federal law. The future corn mill plant would operate...