On April 8, CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin hosted lunch in honor of American friends Mr. & Mrs. Dvorchak and their family. President Li expressed her warm welcome to them and expressed her wishes that they would play a role of friendship bridge between China and the U.S., especially China and Iowa. The Dvorchaks thanked the CPAFFC for the great hospitality. Comparing to what they saw 30 years ago when they first came to the country, China has made tremendous and impressive changes. They will continue to carry forward their special ties with China and further their contributions to the friendship between American and Chinese peoples.

In 1985, Xi Jinping in capacity of Party Secretary of Zhengding County, Hebei Province, visited Iowa and stayed at the Dvorchaks’ house. During his official visit to the U.S. in 2012, Vice President Xi Jinping made a special trip to Iowa to get together with his old friends including the Dvorchaks that he got acquainted with in his last trip and invited them to visit China.

In addition to Beijing, the Dvorchaks will also visit Guilin and Hebei Province.