AdvertisementAn 'Old Friend Of China' Prepares To Bridge Differences At A Fraught TimeJanuary 18, 2017Rob SchmitzClay MastersfacebookEmailIowa Gov. Terry Branstad greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in April 2013. The two first met in 1985, during a visit by Xi to Iowa. (AP)