MINOT, N.D. — The turmoil over a proposed corn milling plant to be built by the American subsidiary of a Chinese company was done no favors by the federal bureaucrats tasked with evaluating foreign investments in the United States.

Local officials who support the project, like Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski, a rising star in North Dakota politics, have come under fire from those concerned about the security implications of the project.

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