The Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and U.S.National Governor’s Association co-hosted the second China-US Governors Forum in Beijing and Tianjin on April 15th and 16th. Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Chinese and U.S. Governors attending this forum on April 15th.

The China-U.S. Governors Forum was launched according to the consensus reached between China and U.S. Leaders in 2011,serving as a creative step to offer a high-level and regular platform for subnational exchanges and cooperation.

The attendees of this forum included Tianjin Mayor Huang Xingguo, Hebei Governor Zhang Qingwei, Hei Longjiang Acting Governor Lu Hao, Fujian Governor Su Shulin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Acting Governor Chen Wu and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell.

Representatives of China and U.S.discussed two major topics: "China-U.S. Local Government Economic and Trade Cooperation" and "Sharing Experience in Environmental Management". Both two sides agreed that China and U.S. shared same or similar opportunities and challenges in related areas and had enormous potential for cooperation. China and the U.S. should grasp opportunities and facilitate cooperation, so as to further foster bilateral sub-national exchanges and contribute to building Sino-U.S. cooperative partnership.

President Li Xiaolin and Tianjin Mayor Huang Xingguo respectively hosted welcome receptions in Beijing and Tianjin. Sun Chunlan, Party Secretary of Tianjin met with attendees of the forum. The U.S.entrepreneurs who accompanied Governor’s visit to China attended China-US Sub-National Trade Cooperation Seminar and had face-to-face exchanges with their Chinese counterparts in fields of trade, energy, enviromental protection, technology, medicine and so on. The Forum achieved a complete success.