Vice President Xie Yuan held a meeting with California State Senator Robert Hertzberg on November 5th , 2015.

Vice President Xie extended a warm welcome to Sen. Hertzberg. He briefed on recent efforts of the CPAFFC to promote sub-national exchanges and cooperation between China and U.S.. He said, sub-national relations are the cornerstone for the China-U.S. relationship. During President Xi’s state visit to the U.S., President Xi attended the Third China-U.S. Governors Forum in Seattle organized by the CPAFFC. It showed that the Chinese leaders attach great importance to the China-U.S. subnational relations. In addition, the CPAFFC and the  State Legislative Leaders Foundation (SLLF) of the United States have agreed to establish the Exchange Mechanism for China-U.S. Sub-National Legislatures. The two sides are planning to co-host the First China-U.S. Province-State Legislative Exchange Forum in 2016.

Sen. Hertzberg thanked Vice President Xie for meeting with him and commended the positive contribution made by the CPAFFC in promoting China-US subnational exchanges and cooperation.He also expressed wish to work with the CPAFFC to enhance win-win cooperation between the two countries.