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From Fox News: FBI Director Kash Patel is tackling China’s influence on American farmlands head-on, as both a food supply and national security concern.
Patel’s early focus on Chinese influence over American land — particularly farmland near sensitive sites — reflects a broader second-term push by the Trump administration to confront the Chinese Communist Party’s presence on U.S. soil. The effort has gained traction among Republican lawmakers and conservative allies, who say CCP-connected land ownership poses a direct threat to national security and critical infrastructure.
“FBI Director Kash Patel has made eradicating CCP interference and infiltration in the United States a relentless, uncompromising priority,” Patel advisor Erica Knight told Fox News Digital.
“With his unmatched experience in counterterrorism and intelligence, Patel possesses a profound understanding of the grave threats our nation faces,” Knight said. “His expertise and unwavering resolve make him uniquely equipped to lead the bureau to crush CCP infiltration and safeguard America’s national security.”
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In February 2023, then-South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem announced, “Between 2010 and 2020, China increased their land purchases by 5,300%. They want to control America’s food supply and ultimately weaken us. In South Dakota, we’re taking action by blocking nations that hate us from purchasing ag land and doing business with our state.”
Between 2010 and 2020, China increased their land purchases by 5,300%. They want to control America’s food supply and ultimately weaken us.
In South Dakota, we’re taking action by blocking nations that hate us from purchasing ag land and doing business with our state. pic.twitter.com/xdWlqfVvDw
— Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) February 17, 2023
In January, Sen. Coach Tommy Tubberville (R-Ala.) sounded the alarm, warning, “Our foreign adversaries – like China – are trying to weaken our food security by buying up U.S. farmland. Yet the U.S. isn’t allowed to own ANY of their land. This is a MASSIVE national security threat that MUST be addressed.”
Our foreign adversaries – like China – are trying to weaken our food security by buying up U.S. farmland.
Yet the U.S. isn’t allowed to own ANY of their land.
This is a MASSIVE national security threat that MUST be addressed. pic.twitter.com/CuIRzWXhKR
— Coach Tommy Tuberville (@SenTuberville) January 24, 2025
In February of this year, Presidential Envoy for Special Missions Ric Grenell wrote an op-ed about the growing concerns on Chinese-owned farmland:
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is on a mission to secure influence over every aspect of American life. Most of us are familiar with China’s push to steal our intellectual property, undercut our job market and brainwash our children on social media. But the area where China has arguably been the most aggressive has been its initiative to gain a foothold over American agriculture.
This not-so-silent takeover is partially fueled by large-scale land acquisition. Currently, the CCP owns an estimated 349,442 acres of agricultural land – which is 82% more than the year prior.
Opinion | China threatens our farmers and food supply. States need to step up https://t.co/tlDFXUBYKu
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 27, 2025
FBI Director Patel leads charge to root out Chinese influence on US soil https://t.co/cIFAKyORyM
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 4, 2025
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