- The little US town’s special connection with China’s President President Xi visited Muscatine in 1985 as part of an agricultural delegation. He stayed with a local family in a modest house. As Vice President, Xi returned in 2012 to meet some of his old friends.
- US home Chinese President Xi once slept in The future President of China stayed with a local family in an unassuming home at 2911 Bonnie Drive in the little town. The house is now owned by two Chinese businessmen, Glad Cheng and Daniel Wang.
