Category: Grand Forks

GOP Lawmakers Sound Alarm Over Chinese Purchase of US Farmland Near Air Force Base

September 27, 2022
ChinafarmlandFufeng GroupGlobal ExpansionGrand ForksNational SecurityNorth DakotaPoliticsRepublicansSpecial TopicsThreat from Communist ChinaUSUS NewsUS-China relations
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Fifty-one House Republicans have written three of the Biden administration’s top cabinet officials in alarm over efforts by a Chinese entity to acquire farmland near a North Dakota air force base. The transaction in question concerns Fufeng Group, the large producer of food additives in China with links to the Chinese Communist Party. Fufeng recently…

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North Dakota Corn Mill Project Draws Fire Over Reputed Links to Chinese Communist Party

September 12, 2022
economyFufeng GroupFufeng USAGrand ForksN.D.National SecurityPolicies & ImpactsPoliticsRegional-Local NewsUSUS News
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GRAND FORKS, North Dakota—One by one, residents opposed to a corn mill investment by a Chinese company with reputed ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) got up to chastise the mayor and city council of Grand Forks, North Dakota. “You guys are the scariest people I know. You are willing to endanger this city,…

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Locals in North Dakota Oppose Massive Corn Mill Project by Chinese Company

September 12, 2022
economyFufeng GroupFufeng USAGrand ForksN.D.National SecurityPolicies & ImpactsPoliticsRegional-Local NewsUSUS News
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GRAND FORKS, North Dakota—One by one, residents opposed to a corn mill investment by a Chinese company with reputed ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) got up to chastise the mayor and city council of Grand Forks, North Dakota. “You guys are the scariest people I know. You are willing to endanger this city,…

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‘A Great Broadening Experience,’ Says Doctor in North Dakota of Shen Yun

March 3, 2022
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GRAND FORKS, N.D.—The joy of dancers in perfect unison and the sound of a live ensemble brought warmth to theatergoers attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Chester Fritz Auditorium in North Dakota on March 2. Christopher Lockhart, a doctor and musician, attended the performance with his mother, Judy Lockhart, and expressed that he could see…

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Lawyer Whose Son and Wife Were Killed Has Law License Suspended

September 8, 2021
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COLUMBIA, S.C.—The South Carolina Supreme Court indefinitely suspended the law license of prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh on Wednesday, two days after his law firm said he took money from the business. The one-page order by Chief Justice Don Beatty said he acted at the request of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, which investigates misconduct by…

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