Public records indicate Olivet International, a Walmart supplier, is tied to a property the state is investigating for ties to China.
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Arkansas AG investigating another business with possible Chinese ties
Sanders orders AG Tim Griffin to investigate another business operation with possible Chinese ties in the state.
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TikTok cash helps fund Sanders-affiliated group seeking to block education amendment
Gov. Sarah Sanders banned TikTok on her first day in office, but a Sanders-affiliated group is being funded by one of its biggest investors.
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Arkansas attorney general sues Chinese-owned Temu for deceptive practices
Temu, an online shopping platform with Chinese ownership, is the subject of the latest lawsuit from Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin.
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Arkansas AG investigating two companies with China connections
Arkansas’ attorney general is investigating two companies with foreign connections that may be in violation of a 2023 state law, including one business that was supported by former Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
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Sarah Sanders joins other GOP governors to kick up a faux fuss about Chinese investment in U.S. land
Meanwhile, why doesn’t the governor’s office seem to care about the Chinese-owned bitcoin mines that have cropped up around Arkansas? It’s almost like this is all for show.
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Arkansas enacts trade war with China (just kidding, it’s 160 acres of farmland in Craighead County)
Gov. Sanders, AG Tim Griffin and Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward announced that state officials are giving the boot to a Chinese state-owned company and fining it $280,000.
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Former UA engineering professor Simon Ang pleads guilty to lying to FBI agent about patents in China
Former prof faces year in prison in plea deal for lying about his collaboration with China on research.
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Governor speaks out against Asian targeting. Maybe he should call some Arkansas congressmen and legislators
Belatedly, the governor says don’t be hateful toward Asian-Americans.
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Senate passses AEDC appropriation on third try
The third time was the charm for an appropriation that had run into trouble because of unhappiness about state economic development work in China.