China owns 380,000 acres of land in the U.S. Here's where

The Smithfield feed processing mill producing food for nearby hog-raising farms in Milford, Utah. (Jon G. Fuller/VW Pics/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

In 2021, a Chinese company bought land near an Air Force base in Grand Forks, N.D., sending lawmakers into a frenzy.

Lawmakers feared that China, which many policymakers view as a strategic adversary even though it's the country's top trading partner outside North America, could gain control over the U.S. food and energy supply, as well as a hold on markets and critical infrastructure.