Company with alleged ties to China facing possible investigation [Video]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In a letter to Attorney General Tim Griffin, the Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward expressed “reasonable suspicion” that a business in Sebastian County may be violating Act 636, a new law passed in Arkansas that bans some foreign countries from owning land in Arkansas due to national security concerns.

The letter stated the business, 4811 S Zero Street, LLC, allegedly may have “ownership ties with China and the Chinese Communist Party” that could pose national security concerns due to the site’s “proximity to Ebbing Air National Guard Base.”

This came after the department performed a preliminary investigation into the business entity that reportedly raised “reasonable suspicion” of the company’s ties to China.

The address that the company, 4811 S Zero Street, LLC, is named …