Trump admin increasing scrutiny of Chinese, other foreign farmland ownership in US

US starting to cancel agricultural contracts with entities from ‘countries of concern’

The Agriculture Department will also target research and innovation programmes with foreign countries “that do not have our best interests in mind”.

Rollins said that the department has already cancelled seven active agreements with entities from countries of concern – a designation that includes China, Iran, Russia, North Korea – and will continue to cancel them, along with removing foreign citizens from federal contracts.