North Carolina Bill Barring Adversarial Regimes From Buying Land Passes State House

North Carolina Bill Barring Adversarial Regimes From Buying Land Passes State House
Farmer Lucas Richard of LFR Grain harvests a crop of soybeans at a farm in Hickory, N.C., on Nov. 29, 2018. Charles Mostoller/Reuters
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The North Carolina House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill on Wednesday prohibiting state-owned companies and hostile foreign nations like China from purchasing farms or any other land near a military installation.

The 114-0 vote came amid mounting concern over national security after the Chinese spy balloon recently flew over the state’s military bases before being taken down off the South Carolina coast.

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