China News Agency, Anamosa, April 21, Question: Qin Gang Iowa Dialogue with Dairy Farmers: This is the reason why I came
China News Agency reporter Chen Mengtong Wang Fan
"That's why I'm here," said Qin Gang, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, when he heard the expectations of dairy farmer Doug Fairbanks for the development of Sino-US relations.
After the two-day trip to Chicago, Qin Gang came to Iowa on the 20th local time, met with people friendly to China, and visited a ranch in the small town of Anamosa in the state.
This is Qin Gang's first visit to the Midwest region of the United States since he took office as ambassador to the United States.
The Fairbanks-run ranch produces the second largest annual milk production in Iowa and is a supplier to the Dairy Farmers Association of America (DFA).
And China is one of DFA's most important clients.
Fairbanks said, "Good U.S.-China economic and trade relations can give us real benefits. I would like to see more cooperation between the United States and China. Not only in the economic field, but also in other areas."
"That's why I came here." Qin Gang responded immediately.
When he heard that Fairbanks had concerns about product access to the Chinese market, Qin Gang repeatedly asked about the specific situation and said that he would communicate with the agricultural department.
In addition to supplying the Chinese market through distributors, Fairbanks Ranch has also become a raw material supplier for well-known American fast-food chains due to its high quality milk.
Fairbanks specifically showed Qin Gang one of the "secrets" of his success - setting up large roller brushes for rubbing and massaging the cows in the pasture.
"Do you listen to music for cows?" Qin Gang quipped.
"It depends on what music I listen to, maybe I can get them to listen to some Chinese music," Fairbanks said with a smile.
Talking about the benefits of U.S.-China agricultural cooperation to the people of the two countries, Fairbanks told China News Agency reporters, "This is very important to the people of both countries. I hope that the U.S. and China can have more in the field of agriculture. cooperation. For me, this is a win-win opportunity, a positive thing.”
On the same day, the technical team of the ranch also introduced to Qin Gang and his party the situation and application of new technologies in terms of feed, vegetation protection and other aspects of the ranch in the United States.
In the next three days, Qin Gang will continue to visit farms and enterprises in Iowa, and attend the Sino-US Agricultural High-level Cooperation Forum.
When he arrived at Muscatine, the first stop in Iowa, he said that Iowa's agricultural cooperation with China has developed rapidly in recent years and has benefited a lot.
The purpose of his trip is to strengthen ties with the "hinterland" of the United States, expand cooperation, deepen friendship and enhance mutual trust.
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