Trump Orders Restrictions on Chinese Investments

President Donald Trump has taken steps to block Chinese investment in sensitive U.S. business sectors, including agriculture. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States reviews foreign investments to determine if there are potential risks to national security. Trump’s ‘American First Investment Policy’ said China has targeted the ‘crown jewels’ of U.S.. citing technology, food supplies, farmland and more. In 2022 and 2023, headlines were seen worldwide about the proposed Fugeng corn milling project in Grand Forks. The site’s proximity to the Air Force Base was one of the reasons the China-owned Fufeng project was eventually blocked.