Josh Hawley unveils bill to stop Chinese corporations, CCP-linked entities from buying US farmland

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley told Fox News Digital that "no Chinese corporation or individual associated with the CCP should be permitted to own American farmland."

"No Chinese corporation or individual associated with the CCP should be permitted to own American farmland. It undermines the integrity of our nation’s food supply chain, it presents national security threats when the land is in proximity to military installations, and it hurts American farmers,' Hawley told Fox News Digital. Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital. 

Multiple lawmakers, many from the Midwest, have shared national security concerns over China's purchases of vast tracts of farmland. Not only have attempted purchases by Chinese groups raised alarms for being close to areas of sensitive military activity, they've also spurred fears about Beijing's control over the U.S. food supply.