As part of his tour through the U.S. state of Iowa, Chinese Ambassador Qin Gang visited the dairy farm of Doug and Jody Fairbanks in Anamosa Iowa, where he and his delegation heard about the process the family uses to produce the milk that makes the queso sold at Chipotle, an American Mexican food chain.

The Ambassador’s delegation was treated to samples of the product and a tour of the facilities. A team from Syngenta also shared the science behind their agricultural technology used on the Fairbanks’ farm.

“That’s why I’m here.” Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang said at a dairy farm in Iowa, when an American farmer said it’s sad that there is hunger in the world, including in the U.S., and advised China and the U.S. to work together.

The proprietor of Fairbanks Dairy Farm in Anamosa, Iowa hosted Chinese Ambassador Qin Gang and his delegation on a tour of the facilities and detailed his hopes of working together with China.

The ambassador has been interacting with American farmers on his tour of the midwest, hearing about their hopes and plans. He has also expressed his willingness to enhance friendly relationships between people in the two countries, as well as his openness to see trade resuming to normal.

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