I thought I saw an article that said NC passed a law preventing Chinese from owning farmland or land near military bases. But I can't find it now. I did find this:

https://americafirstpolicy.com/latest/fact-sheet-chinese-communist-party-ccp-ownership-of-agricultural-land-is-a-threat-to-north-carolina

The CCP DOES NOT have a right to own U.S. agricultural land, but it is taking advantage of our Nation’s vulnerabilities. North Carolina Farmland is NOT PROTECTED. 8.3 Million Acres in North Carolina open to CCP Control. According to USDA reports, CCP holdings of U.S. agricultural land surged by more than 5,300% from 2010 to 2020. The CCP now owns 352,140 acres of U.S. Land valued at $1.9 billion. The 352,140 acres now controlled by the CCP could instead potentially be farmed by 800 American families. 12 states (AZ, IA, KY, MD, MN, MO, NE, ND, OK, PA, SC, and WI) have passed laws effectively restricting the CCP from owning agricultural land, and another 3 have introduced legislation. U.S. citizens and companies may NOT own agricultural land in China.