Muscatine visit will be like old times for China’s vice president
East will meet West in the heartland on February 15. That’s when China’s vice president will make a brief stop in Muscatine. History will repeat itself at a pre-Civil War era home in Muscatine. That’s...
View ArticleMuscatine prepares to meet China’s vice president
A special reunion is ready to take place in Muscatine on Wednesday. That’s when China’s future president comes to visit. In this case, old friends will form a new bond. This reunion of old friends will...
View ArticleMuscatine hosts China’s vice president at friendly reunion
A motorcade in Muscatine may look out of place. But when China’s vice president comes calling, it feels right at home. “He was completely relaxed,” said Joni Axel, who helped to host the event. “I...
View ArticleQCA Prepares for Visit from China’s V.P.
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 marks a historic day for the Quad City Area as the Vice President of China prepares a daylong visit to Iowa. Vice President Xi Jinping is in the United States for five...
View ArticleProtests in Muscatine near site of Xi Jinping meeting
A group of Chinese students from the University of Iowa rolled into Muscatine in two large buses, preparing to wave flags and banners to greet their country’s future leader. They weren’t prepared for...
View ArticleDavenport Mayor Bill Gluba seizes the moment with Chinese vice president
As China’s Vice President Xi Jinping stepped off a plane in the Quad Cities on Wednesday, there’s already an American connection. “He flew into the USA in a Boeing 747, made in America,” said Davenport...
View ArticleMuscatine connection with missing Chinese leader Xi Jinping
There’s an international mystery with Muscatine connections. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping hasn’t been seen in public since September 1. That’s prompting concern over his health and political...
View ArticleMan with Muscatine ties becomes new leader of China’s Communist Party
BEIJING (CNN) — China on Thursday unveiled the elite group of leaders who will set the agenda for the country for the next decade, the culmination of months of secretive bargaining and a carefully...
View ArticleFriend to Iowa, Xi Jinping Elected President of China
China has elected its previous Vice President, Xi Jinping as their new president. Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds reflected on visits with the president, and offered their...
View ArticleBranstad visits China, will meet with Xi Jinping
Governor Terry Branstad is meeting with President Xi Jinping during a visit to China. According to the office of Governor Branstad, he left for the world’s most populous country on Friday, April 12....
View ArticleMuscatine gets visit from China’s delegation to celebrate 30-year friendship
The city of Muscatine, Iowa welcomed visitors from China on Sunday, October 20th, 2013 to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of an Iowan friendship with Hebei Province. The group met at a gallery located...
View ArticleMuscatine counts on Chinese connection for tourism boost
MUSCATINE, Iowa - The house is tucked away in a pleasant Muscatine, Iowa, neighborhood. "He was a young government officer coming up," said Dan Stein, who chairs the Muscatine China Initiative...
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