美国腹地美中协会是一个非政治性的两党共同参与的民间机构，成立于2003年，前身为美国中西部美中协会。协会长期发挥桥梁作用，致力于在中美两国中央政府对话框架以外，积极推动两国地区间交流与合作，促进中美地方和民间相互了解与务实合作，推动美企业了解中国经济社会发展情况和扩大开放最新举措，倡导美中西部各州抓住机遇，分享中国发展红利。
United States Heartland China Association (USHCA), originally the Midwest U.S.-China Foundation, was founded in 2003. Chairman of the Midwest Governors Association. It is a bipartisan organization committed to building stronger ties between the U.S. heartland region (20 states located in the USA between the Great Lakes to the Gulf) and the People’s Republic of China.
该协会主席鲍勃·霍尔顿为密苏里州前州长，就任密苏里州州长期间开设了密苏里州首个中国办事处，并协助密苏里州创办了第一个孔子学院，大力推动了密苏里州与中国人民、文化以及领导人之间的交流和联系。霍尔顿还曾担任中西部州长协会主席，通过推动中国地方与美中部地区州长、市长们交流沟通，有效地促进了双方合作。协会此次瞄准海南自贸港新政策新机遇，是希望美方与海南方面建立积极合作关系，这是中美在加强地方层面交流与合作进行的新尝试和新探索，将吸引更多美国企业对海南自贸港开展贸易与投资合作，分享中国发展的新机遇，推动中美在更多层面、更广领域挖掘合作潜力。
Bob Holden, Chairman of the association, was the former governor of Missouri. During his tenure as governor of Missouri, he opened Missouri’s first China office and assisted Missouri in establishing the first Confucius Institute, which greatly promoted exchanges between Missouri and the Chinese people, culture and connections with Chinese leaders. Holden has also served as the chairman of the Midwest Governors Association. He has effectively promoted bilateral cooperation by promoting communication between the governors and mayors of China and the Mid-West. Aiming at the new policy and new opportunities of Hainan FTP, the association hopes that the United States will establish a positive cooperative relationship with Hainan. This is a new attempt and new exploration of China and the United States to strengthen exchanges and cooperation at the sub-national level, aiming to attract more American companies to carry out trade and investment cooperation in Hainan, share new opportunities in China's development, and promotes both sides to tap the potential of cooperation at varied levels and in broader areas.