Virginia will ban foreign adversaries, including China, from buying agricultural land in the Commonwealth, effective Jan. 1, 2023. The House bill passed both chambers of the General Assembly on Friday. With the Senate version passing two weeks ago, the bill is poised to be signed into law by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin soon.
Prohibiting China from buying Virginia’s farmland was on top of Youngkin’s legislative agenda this year. “Virginians—not the CCP [Chinese Communist Party]—should own the rich and vibrant agricultural lands God has blessed us with. That is why I am asking the General Assembly to send me a bill to prohibit dangerous foreign entities tied to the CCP from purchasing Virginia farmland,” he said in his State of the Commonwealth address at the beginning of the 2023 legislative session. “The stakes are too high, and the consequences are too great.”…
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