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.

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