On December 4th, 2023, USHCA had the honor of hosting a delegation from Hubei in Chicago, Illinois. The delegation, led by Director General Xiang Keqiang of the province’s Agricultural Development Center, visited the Heartland to meet with USHCA and explore opportunities for agricultural trade cooperation between the U.S. and Hubei Province.
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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 the Mississippi River Basin to visit their counterparts in the People’s Republic of China. This Mayors’ delegation visit took place in the context of recent visits by Senator Chuck Schumer and a bi-partisan delegation of six U.S. Senators, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent trip to China, and the meeting in San Francisco between President Biden and President Xi. Like these national leaders, the mayors went to China to underscore the importance of maintaining open lines of communication between the United States and China.
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
On Monday, November 20th, 2023, close to 800 attendees from both the U.S. and China attended the China General Chamber of Commerce U.S.A. – Chicago (CGCC-Chicago)’s 7th Annual Gala, to explore business and investment opportunities in the Heartland Region. The gala, themed “Let’s Move Forward,” was co-organized by CGCC-Chicago, World Business Chicago, and USHCA.
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On Thursday, October 26th, 2023, USHCA hosted its Third Space Story Circle program, in tandem with back-to-school spirit. This Student Event centered around themes such as belonging, identity, and cross-cultural understanding. Now that we are living in a “post-pandemic” world, this Story Circle encouraged students in our community to assess what has changed for them in the past few years and challenge them to consider how international events like a global pandemic can bring us closer together. The event was open to English and Chinese speaking students from all corners of the globe.
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From left to right, Counsellor Jiao Dian, Consul General Zhao Jian, Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, Ambassador Xie Feng, Governor Bob Holden, and Director Min Fan pose for a photo after a private meeting. From left to right, Governor Bob Holden, Governor
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On Monday, October 23rd, 2023, USHCA Chairman and President Bob Holden and staff attended the “U.S.-China Sustainable Agricultural Trade Forum” organized by the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) and China Chamber of Commerce of Import & Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce & Animal By-Products (CFNA), in conjunction with the Iowa Economic Development Authority and Iowa Soybean Association.
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From October 29-31, 2023, USHCA Advisor Dr. Lou Swanson and Program Associate Jason Conley attended the 81st Annual Professional Agricultural Workers Conference (PAWC) organized by Tuskegee University to foster partnerships between HBCU’s and Chinese agricultural universities.
PAWC is a forum that values and promotes equal opportunity and equitable access to information and technology for the sustainable development of communities and natural resources.
For the first time in its long history, PAWC invited Chinese guests to this conference to explore opportunities in international agriculture education collaboration. Representatives from the Chinese Embassy’s Education Section traveled from Washington D.C. to attend. Tuskegee University leadership and the Chinese Embassy representatives discussed Tuskegee University’s interest in working with universities in China and the potential of academic partnerships during a private meeting facilitated by USHCA. After a productive dialogue, foundations were laid for future collaborations including potential student exchanges.
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On September 14th, 2023, USHCA leadership joined the U.S. Soybean Export Council, a USHCA member organization, to welcome a high-level, six-member delegation from Henan Province, often referred to as “the Breadbasket of China.”
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USHCA is excited to bring two leading experts Diana Choyleva, Chief Economist at Enodo Economics, and David Dollar, Senior Fellow for Foreign Policy – John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institute, to speak about their views on the outlook and the timing of such a roll out and the globalization of RMB’s impact on international trade—especially agricultural trade—and how the other countries, including the U.S., may counter.
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