USDA chief outlines plan to block China from U.S. farmland ownership News From The States Politics
Agriculture Dept. to Crack Down on Chinese Ownership of American Farmland The New York Times Politics
Amid China tensions, Trump admin restricts foreign ownership of US farmland South China Morning Post Politics
US President Donald Trump’s administration is expanding scrutiny of Chinese and other foreign ownership of American farmland and starting to cancel agricultural contracts with entities from “countries of concern” amid apprehension over the national security risks of such foreign involvement. As part of a new seven-part National Farm Security Action Plan, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters on Tuesday that “swift legislative and executive action” would be taken at “every level of... Politics
Trump administration moves decisively to block China from 'weaponizing' American farmland Fox News Politics
US Acts Against Foreign Ownership of Farmland Amid China Tension Bloomberg.com Events
Bitcoin mining difficulty sees biggest drop since 2021 China ban amid hashrate slump The Block Politics
China has partially lifted its two-year ban on Japanese seafood imports in the latest step by Beijing to remove a diplomatic roadblock that has strained ties between the two neighbours. According to a Chinese customs notice issued on Sunday, shipments of seafood originating from “certain regions” of Japan would resume “conditionally” with immediate effect. The decision was made “under the premise of ongoing long-term international monitoring and independent Chinese sampling of Japan’s Fukushima... Politics
China Select Committee Launches AI Campaign with Legislation to Block CCP-Linked AI from U.S. Government Use Select Committee on the CCP | (.gov) Politics
A federal judge in Boston on Monday said she would extend legal relief to Harvard University in its fight against the Donald Trump administration’s effort to halt the entry of Harvard students coming in from overseas. In a court hearing, US District Judge Allison Burroughs said she would extend until June 23 a temporary restraining order she issued a day after Trump unveiled a proclamation seeking to prevent Harvard’s international students from entering the country. The order would be in place... Politics
