UPDATES 2022-2023 Ag Web 2022/12/14 South Dakota to Restrict Land Sales to China https://www.agweb.com/markets/pro-farmer-analysis/south-dakota- restrict-land-sales- china#:~:text=South%20Dakota%20Gov.%20Kristi%20Noem%20and%2 0two%20state,state%E2%80%99s%20agriculture%20land%2C%E2%80 %9D%20Noem%20said%20in%20a%20release. The Guardian 2023/05/09 DeSantis signs bills banning Chinese citizens from buying land in Florida Republican governor says bills are meant to ‘counteract’ the ‘malign influence of the Chinese Communist party’ in the state. Gloria Oladipo https //www theguardian com/us-news/2023/may/09/ron-desantis- bills-ban-chinese-citizens-buying-land-florida Global China Daily 2023/04/18 Slew of bills aim to ban China from buying land in the US. By MAY ZHOU in Houston | China Daily Global | Updated: 2023-04-18 10:17 https //global chinadaily com cn/a/202304/18/WS643dfdbaa310b6054face3b9 html Intercept [PF Note 2023/06/07: Author’s last name is Middle Eastern sounding] 2023/06/02 U.S. LAWMAKERS SEEK TO PREEMPT STATE-LEVEL BANS ON FOdREIGNERS BUYING PROPERTY A raft of states are looking to restrict property purchases by citizens of U.S. adversaries like China and Iran. Democrats in Washington are pushing back. Murtaza Hussain https://theintercept.com/2023/06/02/china-iran-citizens-property-ban- bill/ NBC 2023/05/25 Bill that set out to restrict Chinese property ownership dies in Texas House The bill that originally aimed to ban property ownership by all Chinese citizens galvanized protesters across the state. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/bill-set-restrict- chinese-property-ownership-dies-texas-house-rcna86257 NDTV 2023/02/10 These US States May Ban Chinese, Other Country's Citizens From Buying Land The Texas proposal also would bar Russians, Iranians and North Koreans from owning real estate. But the principal target appears to be Chinese nationals. https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/these-us-states-may-ban-chinese- other-countrys-citizens-from-buying-land- 770125#:~:text=The%20US%20state%20of%20Texas%20is%20consideri ng%20barring,the%20principal %20target%20appears%20to%20be%20Chinese%20nationals. NY Post 2023/02/09 Chinese Investors own 384k acrees of US Land - Report https://nypost.com/2023/02/09/chinese-investors-own-384k-acres-of- us-land-report/

CHINA SECTION • 1 General o a Multiple Topics o b Land & Agriculture • 2 Hong Kong, Taiwan • 3 Tech o AI - Artificial Intelligence o Surveillance o Tik Tok • 4-Silk Road US Think Tanks • 5 Vietnam, Communism • 6 Articles Detail • 7 Links List See also • Legis.-2-China 2023 Congr. 118 • Legisl.-2a-China-2021 Congr. 117 • COVID-19 p2/China- Wuhan Issues • Media o China Censorship, o Interference in US Media o TECH7-AI-Artif. Intel- General

Nationalism and links to Black Lives Matter or other civil rts grps; there could be also be links to drug sales- ▪ Money laundering - land sales LINKS LIST https://www.agweb.com/markets/pr o-farmer-analysis/south-dakota- restrict-land-sales-…. https //global chinadaily com cn/a/202304/18/WS43dfdbaa310b605 4face3b9 html https //www theguardian com/us- news/2023/may/09/ron-desantis- bills-ban-chinese-citizens-buying- land-florida https //www nbcnewscom/news/asian- america/bill-set-restrict-chinese- property-ownership-dies-texas- house-rcna86257 https //www npr org/2023/05/30/1178919301/foreign- land-ownership https://rollcall.com/2023/03/15/gap- in-data-complicates-legislation-to- keep-china-off-us-farms/ https //www nytimes com/2023/02/07/us/texas-china- ownership-real-estate-ban html LEGISLATION

NPR 2023/05/30 U.S. lawmakers push bills to restrict foreign ownership of farmland https //www npr org/2023/05/30/1178919301/foreign-land-ownership NY Times 2023/02/07 How U.S.-China Tensions Could Affect Who Buys the House Next Door States are pursuing bills to bar Chinese citizens and companies from purchasing land. In Texas, legislation backed by Gov. Greg Abbott brought opposition from Democrats in the state’s growing cities and suburbs. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/us/texas-china-ownership-real-estate-ban.html Roll Call Gap in data complicates legislation to keep China off US farms Some members of Congress say food security could be at risk https://rollcall.com/2023/03/15/gap-in-data-complicates-legislation-to-keep-china-off-us-farms/ RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, LAND AND AGRICULTURE Chinese ownership of American land, or residential property meat processing or agriculture Also keep in mind Chinese Marijuana Grow Farms and Houses Residential Property New York Times 2023/02/07 ow U.S.-China Tensions Could Affect Who Buys the House Next Door States are pursuing bills to bar Chinese citizens and companies from purchasing land. In Texas, legislation backed by Gov. Greg Abbott brought opposition from Democrats in the state’s growing cities and suburbs. https //www nytimes com/2023/02/07/us/texas-china-ownership-real-estate-ban html Agriculture Buying Up American Farms Politico 2021/07/19 China is buying up American farms. Washington wants to crack down. Bipartisan pressure is building to stop foreign nationals from purchasing American farm operations and receiving taxpayer subsidies. By Ryan McCrimmon https //www politico.com/news/2021/07/19/china-buying-us-farms-foreign-purchase-499893 How much land is controlled 2023 Chinese investors own 384K acres of US land — nearly twice the size of NYC: report By Olivia Land https://nypost.com/2023/02/09/chinese-investors-own-384k-acres-of-us-land-report/ 2020 By the start of 2020, Chinese owners controlled about 192,000 agricultural acres in the U.S., worth $1.9 billion, including land used for farming, ranching and forestry, according to the Agriculture Department. 2019-by end of more than 35 million acres owned by foreign investors in general Hawaii 2022 KITV hinese company completes sale of nearly 500 acres in Hawaii By Duane Shimogawa Dec 28, 2022 U https://www.kitv.com/news/business/chinese-company-completes-sale-of-nearly-500-acres-in- hawaii/article_e70ab8ac-86f1-11ed-b824-db74db8a19d1.html 2021 Hawai'i Free Press Tuesday, June 15, 2021 DOJ: Chinese Money Laundering Buys Big Island Properties http://www.hawaiifreepress.com/Articles-Main/ID/28948/DOJ-Chinese-Money-Laundering-Buys-Big-Island- Properties Political Leaders Involved (Mentioned in this article) Older Material Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) former Vice President Mike Pence to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.) Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). Tom Vilsack ( Agriculture Secretary) Committees Involved Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee (chair is Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.) Foreign-owned agricultural operations receiving taxpayer subsidies Companies or Corporations Mentioned in Article large meat processing companies: greater scrutiny of large meat processing companies as well as plans to tighten the requirements for meat to be labeled a “Product of the USA.” Brazilian-owned JBS Smithfield NEWHOUSE The current trend in the U.S. is leading us toward the creation of a Chinese-owned agricultural land monopoly,” Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) warned during a recent House Appropriations hearing. The committee unexpectedly adopted Newhouse’s amendment to the Agriculture-FDA spending bill (H.R. 4356 (117)) that would block any new agricultural purchases by companies that are wholly or partly controlled by the Chinese government and bar Chinese-owned farms from tapping federal support programs. PENCE “America cannot allow China to control our food supply,” Pence said Wednesday during a speech at the conservative Heritage Foundation, urging President Joe Biden and Congress to “end all farm subsidies for land owned by foreign nationals.” MENG “It would perpetuate already rising anti-Asian hate,” Meng warned at the markup https //www politico com/news/2021/07/19/china-buying-us-farms-foreign-purchase-499893 LEGISLATION OR RELATED H.R. 4356 H.R. 4356 (117) Agriculture-FDA Spending Bill The committee unexpectedly adopted Newhouse’s amendment to the Agriculture-FDA spending bill (H.R. 4356 (117)) that would block any new agricultural purchases by companies that are wholly or partly controlled by the Chinese government and bar Chinese-owned farms from tapping federal support programs. Trump administration’s trade bailout starting in 2018 - meatpacking conglomerates like the U.S. subsidiary of Brazilian-owned JBS received millions of dollars Updates:2023/06/07; 2023/06/05-06; PAGE STARTED 2023-06/04