U.S. states eye curbs on Chinese land purchases as tensions rise

Virginia passes farmland bill while South Dakota and Texas weigh legislation

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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem talks about her state's efforts to limit Chinese investments in a lecture in Washington. (Photo by Masahiro Okoshi) 

MASAHIRO OKOSHI, Nikkei Washington bureau chief

WASHINGTON -- U.S. states are intensifying efforts to inhibit land purchases by Chinese citizens or entities as relations between the two countries hit their worst point in decades.

In South Dakota, the state legislature is pushing a bill to create a committee that would scrutinize proposed land purchases by foreign capital.

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