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China’s purchase of more U.S. farmland has stirred up concerns over national security. The newly purchased land in Grand Forks, North Dakota, is located in proximity to Grand Forks Air Force Base, causing many to question whether this purchase has national security implications. Foreign ownership of U.S. land has been up 60 percent in the last decade, and China is one of those investors, with over $6.1 billion and 191,000 acres in U.S. real estate before the North Dakota purchase. Economic, military, diplomatic, and informational security concerns are being discussed. »Related: Perspective: Decades of shady tactics have given China a...
