美好的回忆 长久的友谊——习近平与艾奥瓦友人的故事
China Daily
Iowans ranging from a former governor and ambassadors to local farmers fondly recall Chinese President Xi Jinping's two visits to the Midwestern state. The connection forged over the years made quite a few Iowans "old friends" of Xi, as he calls them.
多年来厚植的情谊让艾奥瓦州人民成为中国国家主席习近平口中的“老朋友"。从前州长、大使到当地农场主，艾奥瓦州人民深情回忆起习近平的两次到访。
Terry Branstad, former United States ambassador to China, was governor of Iowa when Xi first visited in 1985 and again in 2012.
美国前驻华大使特里·布兰斯塔德在1985年和2012年习近平两度访问艾奥瓦州时恰好都在任州长。
At a high-level US-China agricultural dialogue held online recently, Branstad recounted his interactions with Xi over the years.
在最近举行的中美农业高层研讨会中，布兰斯塔德讲述了他多年来与习近平的互动。
When he first became governor, Branstad signed a sister state-province agreement with Hebei province in 1983 and brought a 50-person delegation to Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei, the next year.
