Xi himself is scheduled to visit Muscatine , Iowa , on Sunday . Presumed to be China 's next president , Xi visited the town in 2008 as a provincial official . Sarah Lande will be host to Xi on this visit , part of his five - day U.S. tour . Both Lande and Tubandt have given thought to what they might say when they come face-to-face with China 's presumptive next president . ` ` He is coming only to visit old friends , '' she says .
Xi himself is scheduled to visit Muscatine , Iowa , on Sunday . Presumed to be China 's next president , Xi visited the town in 2008 as a provincial official . Sarah Lande will be host to Xi on this visit , part of his five - day U.S. tour . ` ` He is coming only to visit old friends , '' she says .