Virginia looks to ban land sales to China and Chinese companies

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin wants to ban agricultural land sales to certain entities tied to the Chinese Communist Party. But it’s been 10 years since such a sale has been made, and the Chinese companies that do own land in Virginia tend to be large meat conglomerates, like Smithfield Pork. Jahd Khalil from Virginia Public Media looks at the reasoning behind and effects of land ownership bills and other China-related legislation cropping up in statehouses across the United States.

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