Chinese Corn Mill Project in North Dakota Moves Forward After Federal Security Panel Says It Has No Jurisdiction

A sign opposing a corn mill in Grand Forks, N.D., stands near 370 acres recently annexed by the city for the project. Many residents don't want the project in the city because the owner, Fufeng Group, has reputed ties to the Chinese Communist Party through its company chairman. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has determined the land sale for the Chinese corn mill project in North Dakota as “not a ‘covered transaction’” under the Committee’s jurisdiction, according to a decision letter on Dec. 12.

“Fufeng USA is pleased with the outcome of the CFIUS review and is looking forward to building its wet corn milling and biofermentation plant in Grand Forks, North Dakota,” said the subsidiary of the Chinese company Fufeng Group.