China President Xi Jinpings Oldest Friends in the US

In 1985, a then littleknown official Xi Jinping, along with a delegation from China, visited the town of Muscatine, Iowa to study animal feed. They were hosted by resident Sarah Lande and team, staying in a simple home that is now known as the SinoUS Friendship House. It was Xis first time in America. 27 years later, Xi returned to Muscatine in 2012 to visit Sarah and his old friends, this time as Vice President of China. He had met President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and then VicePresident Joe Biden before making a social trip to Iowa. Sarah recalls Xi saying You are the first people I met when I came to the United States of America. To me, you are America. Xi also visited the Kimberley Farm in Des Moines. He took an interest in the farms modern agricultural practises, striking a deal with soybean farmer Rick Kimberley to build a 4, 000 acre China US demonstration farm in Hebei province.