Locals in North Dakota Oppose Chinese Company’s Massive Corn Mill Project

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

GRAND FORKS, N.D.—One by one, residents opposed to a corn mill investment by a Chinese company with reputed ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) through its chairman, got up to chastise the mayor and City Council of Grand Forks, North Dakota.

“You guys are the scariest people I know,” said Dennis Kadlec, an outspoken critic of the project. “You are willing to endanger this city, the people, the country, and this nation.”