China and the United States are natural partners for agricultural trade. The journey to the Heartland has afforded the entire Chinese delegation a panoramic understanding of the whole industrial chain of America’s agriculture, from which we see that American farmers and agricultural companies need China, benefit from China, and look forward to further cooperation with China. We were also at Marquis Energy to discuss how to restore the company's export of ethanol fuel and DDG to China. During the lunch we had with workers at the Smithfield processing plant in Denison, we were delighted to know that the world’s largest pork producer has created thousands more American jobs since its acquisition by a Chinese company. At the Zoetis plant in Charles City, we were informed that most of the plant’s animal vaccine products are exported to the Chinese market. At the Syngenta parent seed lab, my team and I joined the workers in selecting seeds and learned about their market in China. At the Kimberley farm, I promoted American beef and bacon on live-stream and tried my hand at driving a John Deere crawler tractor. Agriculture took a major part of my visit. I have been touched by the stories of win-win cooperation. I came with friendship and cooperation in my heart, and I take back even more of it, plus many days of fond memories. On April 29, 2022, Ambassador Qin Gang published an article entitled “A Journey to the Heartland and to My Heart” on The Des Moines Register, the most influential newspaper in the State of Iowa of the United States. The full text is as follows:Īs I conclude my first ever visit to Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota and return to Washington, my heart remains in the vast American Heartland.
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