The business card used by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his first visit to the US 30 years ago was revealed yesterday.

President Xi's business card during his visit to the US in 1985. Photo: SCMP

According to SCMP, Xi’s business card listed his title as chairman of the Shijiazhuang Grain Association, the capital of Hebei Province. He led a delegation representing the corn industry to visit Iowa, an agriculturally strong state in the US, in 1985.

After the business card went viral online, many people expressed surprise at Xi's position three decades ago.

The business card was also revealed in a report by state broadcaster CCTV yesterday, which interviewed Luca Berrone, who worked for the Iowa state government in 1985 and hosted the Chinese delegation.

Berrone took out a photo of the business card and recounted the details of the visit.

“He was very observant and curious about everything,” Berrone said.

Mr. Xi (far left) with Chinese and US officials during a visit to Iowa in 1985. Photo: SCMP

CCTV’s Weibo account also posted photos of Xi and a group of Chinese officials during his visit to the US. Less than a year later, he was appointed deputy mayor of the coastal city of Xiamen in Fujian Province.

Mr. Berrone invited the Chinese president to Seattle when he makes his first official visit to the US this week./.

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