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This 'Shining Bright' episode features a FarmHer who helps ag-focused businesses navigate the path to doing trade with China. Li Zhao works with negotiating trade while juggling motherhood and travels around the world with her international business. Listen to Li's advice for other women who might be looking to take an idea from passion to product. In this episode, Marji asks Li about traveling around the world on a regular basis while juggling life. This FarmHer has an interesting and...>>Read More
On Nov. 8-10th President Donald Trump and representatives from 29 companies partook in the first presidential trade mission to China with the purpose of strengthening political ties and generating billions of dollar of trade deals. Li Zhao, President of China Iowa...>>Read More
A Guangxi native fell in love with the US heartland and found business success. When Xi Jinping made a return visit to Iowa in February 2012, Zhao Li had the privilege of listening to his speeches on two separate...>>Read More
Li Zhao - China Iowa Group: "Well, ever since the Trump administration took office, when we talked to our clients over in China there has been a little bit of a roller coaster ride. At first, people were really concerned...>>Read More
Experts in Iowa-China trade see Gov. Terry Branstad’s arrival as U.S. ambassador in Beijing as a sign of good things to come for one of the state’s most important agricultural trade relationships. Iowa is the nation...>>Read More
The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as ambassador to China on Monday, giving the man who is a friend of presidents of both countries a position to...>>Read More
Li Zhao was honored to join President Trump's 29 CEO delegation visiting China in 2017. Reposting from CNCB website: When President Donald Trump lands in China next week, he'll be joined by more than two dozen business titans representing ...>>Read More
CGTN's Wang Guan: "I am now joined by Li Zhao, she is the co-founder and president of China Iowa Group a consulting company that offers strategies for trade with China. I want to begin by asking you about...>>Read More
CGTN's Elaine Reyes: "I'm joined now by Li Zhao from Des Moines, Iowa. She's Co-founder and President of China Iowa Group. So what are your thoughts so far on this 100-day plan that we are into, conceived...>>Read More
The world's largest private seed company Stine Seed joined U.S. President Donald Trump on his visit to China in November, and signed a collaborative agreement with one of its local partners there. Talking of the...>>Read More
The U.S. Senate confirmed Gov. Terry Branstad Monday as the new U.S. Ambassador to China. The Senate confirmed Branstad on an 82 to 13 vote. In a speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Charles Grassley said he is...>>Read More
The ink had not been dry long on our look at Iowa's trade with China — published in this week's Business Record — when we learned of a new partnership that will come into play. Li Zhao, who is featured on our...>>Read More
His job will be to represent the entire United States and act as an intermediary between two of the world’s most populous countries. But some Iowa business and...>>Read More
Harry Stine, 73, is considered the wealthiest man in Iowa, with a fortune estimated by Forbes Magazine at $2.3 billion. He has made his wealth from breeding soybeans and corn and licensing the genetics to seed giants including Monsanto, Bayer...>>Read More
The U.S. seed industry leader Harry S. Stine was in China last month to conduct business and speak at the 16th annual China Development Forum (CDF) in Beijing. During his time in China, Stine had the...>>Read More
China is half a world away from the 2,300-acre family farm in east-central Iowa where John Weber and his son plant corn and soybeans. But 62-year-old Weber is among a number of Iowa farmers who are...>>Read More
