Chinese company's North Dakota corn mill project struck down by Grand Forks, prompting cheers of 'USA!'

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The Grand Forks City Council in North Dakota voted to stop a corn mill project by the Chinese-owned Fufeng Group after the U.S. Air Force warned it was a security risk.

The Grand Forks, North Dakota city council on Monday voted to strike down a Chinese-owned company's corn mill project, prompting cheers of"USA!" from some in the audience. Chinese company's proposed corn millThe 5-0 unanimous vote Monday night from the Grand Forks City Council surrounding the Fufeng Group project was met with cheers and chants of "USA!" from the public in attendance.

Prior to the meeting, Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski, during an interview on "The Story with Martha MacCallum," told Fox News that the city had options to "basically deny infrastructure and deny building permits. AIR FORCE WARNS CHINESE COMPANY’S NORTH DAKOTA MILL WOULD BE ‘SIGNIFICANT’ NATIONAL SECURITY THREATThe land purchased by Fufeng Group in Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 2021, which it planned to use to build a corn mill.

The Chinese-owned Fufeng Group, which describes itself as an "internationalized bio-fermentation products manufacturer," paid $2.3 million to purchase the 300 acres of land just 12 miles fromhome to top secret drone technology. The company was planning to invest $700 million to open the mill. But local officials and federal authorities had warned that Fufeng has deep ties to the ruling Chinese Communist Party.

 

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