Xi's 41-year bond with American friends
In 1985, Xi Jinping, then secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Zhengding County Committee in Hebei Province, led a delegation to visit Iowa in the US, during which he forged a deep friendship with the local people.
"You were the first Americans I had ever met," Xi told his Iowa friends. "So to me, you are America." Today, let's look back on this friendship that has spanned 41 years.