Not all bridges are built of concrete and steel.
Equally important bridges are built on friendship, cultural communion and commercial cooperation.
Where these bridges exist, communities flourish.
USHCA at a Glance
Our Focus Areas:
Exchanges in culture, education, and business.
Our Values:
Integrity, cooperation, respect, and mutual benefit.
Our Mission:
To foster and support a positive, productive, and mutually beneficial relationship between the United States and China by creating more channels of collaboration and opportunities for economic growth in the American Heartland Region.
Our Values:
Integrity, cooperation, respect, and mutual benefit.
Our Focus Areas:
Exchanges in culture, education, and business.
Our Mission:
To foster and support a positive, productive, and mutually beneficial relationship between the United States and China by creating more channels of collaboration and opportunities for economic growth in the American Heartland Region.
Advocating for the US Heartland since 2003
USHCA is building bridges
through trade missions, commercial fairs, student and cultural exchanges, educational programs and personal outreach to key business, governmental and cultural leaders.
USHCA History
Originally the Midwest U.S.-China Foundation, USHCA was founded by U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson (IL); John Rodgers, Lawyer and Professor, and Governor Bob Holden (MO), former Chairman of the Midwest Governors Association.
U.S. Heartland
USHCA covers 20 states that stretch from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. 430 Fortune 1000 companies are headquartered in 84 of the cities within the Heartland region. Our mayors lead 37 of the 100 largest cities in the United States. Our national GDP ranks 1st in the world. Remove our region from this analysis and the European Union would rank 1st, China 2nd, United States 3rd.
Upcoming Programs and Events
USHCA at Work
MISSION CRITICAL: INFRASTRUCTURE
Join our expert panel led by Ray LaHood, former Secretary of Transportation, to learn about the infrastructure challenges the U.S. heartland must overcome to remain globally competitive, and putting politics aside, what shared challenges and solutions are there for global collaboration in infrastructure.
Virtual Event - November 2020
provides nursing researchers and practitioners in the U.S. and Chinese speaking world to share experiences working together, suggest methods for improved cooperation …read more
USHCA in partnership with Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI) and China US Exchange Foundation (CUSEF) will host the first Infrastructure Delegation to China …read more
We all know that trusting relationships are a necessary prerequisite for successful cooperation. Join a USHCA mayors delegation to China and …read more
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News and Updates
USHCA Mentioned for PPE Donations on FOX2now
USHCA was mentioned in a piece airing on FOX2now serving St. Louis/Missouri. The piece was about Guardians of the Angeles, USHCA and Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative donating PPE to schools and others in
Agricultural Transformations in China and its Global Trade Implications
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on reddit Share on whatsapp In this deep-dive webinar following our Agriculture focused event in May (U.S. China Trade & Future of Agriculture in the
USHCA Partners with Committee 100 to Donate Over 1 Million in PPE to the Heartland
We would like to share a recent press release from Committee 100, detailing the U.S. Heartland China Association’s crucial assistance in the donation of over 850,000 N95 masks, to communities in need. The US Heartland China Association partnered