#shorts #shorts On 9/25/2023, during White House Press Brief, a reporter asked Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, “Has the Department of Agriculture seen anything in the purchase of farmland by Chinese corporations or Chinese nationals that would suggest a threat to national security or food security? Or are those concerns that we’ve increasingly been hearing about — are those overblown?

SECRETARY VILSACK: Well, I think there is concern, as there was in the North Dakota circumstance, where the Chinese interest was purchasing a land near a military installation. I think there is legitimate concerns in that space. And I think that’s one of the reasons why, you know, we’ve articulated the need, as a department, to be more engaged in the CFIUS process. I would also say that I think there is work to be done to give us the tools to be able to do an even better job of ensuring that we know when these transactions take place. It’s complicated. But every county has their county recorder. And on any given day, somebody may walk into that recorder’s office and file a deed, and there is no way of knowing precisely whether or not that is a Chinese purchaser.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/DYMRsQCyluU
Biden Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack: “Legitimate Concerns” Over China Buying Up U.S. Farmland