On March 10th, Vice President Li Jianping met with Chief Minister Allen Bell and his delegation from Isle of Man.
Vice President Li made a brief introduction on CPAFFC its  cooperation with UK and other European countries. He extended his gratitudes to the government of Isle of Man for its support towards the Sino-European Agricultural Seminar hosted by CPAFFC. Mr. Li also expressed wishes to further strengthen the good relationship that already exists between the two sides and to accomplish more fruitful cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, culture and agriculture through establishing sister-city relations and enhancing cooperation between the local governments.     

Chief Minister Bell said, he was very pleased to visit China for the first time at the invitation of CPAFFC. He introduced the unique legal status that Isle of Man possesses and its advantages in the fields of finance and business. Mr. Bell also said, Isle of Man attaches great importance to the relationship with China, wishes to carry out mutually beneficial cooperation in all fields and to establish a long-term friendship between the two sides on the basis of strengthening economy and trade cooperation.
Mr. Song Jingwu, Director General of European-Asian Department and Ms. Zhang Ruoning, Deputy Director General of European-Asian Department were present at the meeting.