Press Release

U.S. Heartland Mayors Bridge the Mississippi and Yangtze communities with Historic China Visit

Jefferson City, MO (November 24, 2023) – download a .pdf version of this press release In the first such visit since the pandemic; the U.S. Heartland China Association (USHCA) led a bipartisan delegation of six U.S. mayors representing communities along …

U.S. Heartland Mayors Bridge the Mississippi and Yangtze communities with Historic China Visit Read More »

3rd Annual U.S.-China Agriculture Roundtable Provides Diplomatic Forum & Welcomes Largest Chinese Delegation to the U.S. in 3 Years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNtXasBeTyA&t=1s Contact: Min Fan, USHCA Executive Director contact@usheartlandchina.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  3rd Annual U.S.-China Agriculture Roundtable Provides Diplomatic Forum & Welcomes Largest Chinese Delegation to the U.S. in 3 Years  St. Louis, MO (April 18, 2023) Given the mutual benefit of …

3rd Annual U.S.-China Agriculture Roundtable Provides Diplomatic Forum & Welcomes Largest Chinese Delegation to the U.S. in 3 Years Read More »

INAUGURAL U.S. HEARTLAND CHINESE TEACHER AWARD CELEBRATES OUTSTANDING TEACHERS IN ARKANSAS, IOWA, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, AND OKLAHOMA

JEFFERSON CITY, MO (November 19, 2022) The United States Heartland China Association (USHCA) today announced the winners of its inaugural U.S. Heartland Chinese Teacher Award, sponsored by LingoAce. With nominations from their city’s mayors and school leadership, this award recognizes …

INAUGURAL U.S. HEARTLAND CHINESE TEACHER AWARD CELEBRATES OUTSTANDING TEACHERS IN ARKANSAS, IOWA, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, AND OKLAHOMA Read More »

2022 U.S.-China Ag. Roundtable Promotes World’s Largest Ag. Trade Relationship

Contact: Min Fan, USHCA Executive Director contact@usheartlandchina.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  PLANTING PEACE: U.S. Heartland China Association Promotes World’s Largest Agricultural Trade Relationship in 2nd Annual U.S.-China Ag. Roundtable April 10, 2022 – Jefferson City, MO Former Missouri Governor Bob Holden: “We …

2022 U.S.-China Ag. Roundtable Promotes World’s Largest Ag. Trade Relationship Read More »

Press Release: U.S. – China Diplomacy Takes Center Stage at USHCA Agricultural Dialogue in Des Moines 

https://youtu.be/KZMYQjubQGA Contact: Min Fan, USHCA Executive Director contact@usheartlandchina.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:    U.S. – China Diplomacy Takes Center Stage at USHCA Agricultural Dialogue in Des Moines   U.S. Ambassador to China R. Nicholas Burns, participating virtually from Beijing, joined Chinese Ambassador …

Press Release: U.S. – China Diplomacy Takes Center Stage at USHCA Agricultural Dialogue in Des Moines  Read More »

So Close and Yet So Far: Ten Years After Chinese President Xi Visited the Heartland

Ten years have passed since Mr. Xi Jinping, then Vice President of China, made a historic visit to the heartland of America.
Mr. Xi was returning to Muscatine, IA, where nearly a quarter-century before, he had spent six months as a young county-level cadre member of the Hebei Shijiazhuang Prefecture Corn Processing delegation. Chinese officials said Mr. Xi was grateful for the hospitality of his hosts and enjoyed his time living in rural America. He wanted to visit with old friends and relive those memories.

Ford Foundation and Henry Luce Foundation lend support to USHCA

“We are thrilled that both the Ford Foundation and the Henry Luce Foundation have awarded our organization grants to maintain the momentum of our important work building bridges and understanding between the American Heartland and China,” Bob Holden, former Governor of Missouri, Chairman and CEO of the United States Heartland China Association (USHCA) announced.

Scroll to Top