From North Dakota to Florida, land deals draw suspicion and new restrictions
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has championed a law restricting land purchases by foreign nationals. At right, farmland in North Dakota that was sought by a Chinese company. (Source photos by Reuters, Hiroyuki Nishimura)
NEW YORK -- When a proposal first emerged for a Chinese chemicals company to set up a plant in North Dakota, six out of seven members on the local city council welcomed it with open arms.
Just one, Katherine Dachtler, was against it, saying the city was rushing into a decision.
