China can 'blight' US food production, expert warns
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/china-blight-us-food-production-expert-warnsChina's influence on the U.S. agriculture industry has become a heightened concern, particularly in the aftermath of a Chinese spy craft flying across the country earlier this year.
"We definitely need to be worried about Chinese investment into our agricultural sector," Gatestone Institute senior fellow and China expert Gordon Chang said Wednesday on "Mornings with Maria." "You remember a couple of years ago, China was sending in invasive species seeds into the United States, unsolicited. Now, if the Chinese were to own more and more agriculture, they could very well plant those seeds and actually blight America's food production."
The surveillance aircraft's dayslong flight across the country in February re-energized concerns among experts and lawmakers over China's ongoing efforts to buy land across the U.S., with some voices observing a pattern of suspected espionage activities near American military sites.
As of this month, 11 states have considered banning Chinese investments into U.S. farmland with four states — Arkansas, Idaho, Utah and Virginia — passing restrictions. Lawmakers in North Dakota and Montana have also passed bans to protect national security.
China is buying agricultural land for their own use.
