At the invitation of CPAFFC, the Silicon Valley Mayors Delegation visited China from July 7 to 17. Director General Zhang Heqiang of the Department of American and Oceanian Affairs, CPAFFC attended the 2015 US-China Mayors Dialogue held at Beijing Longtan Academy in Beijing, and delivered a keynote speech on the topic of China-US relations, and China-US sub-national exchanges.

The dialogue was co-hosted by US-China Innovation Gateway, and China Council for the Promotion of Nationalities Trade, and was aimed at promoting exchanges between middle and small cities between China and the U.S., and build a new platform for international cooperation. The Silicon Valley Mayors delegation, including delegation leader Mr. Brian Peck and the 9 U.S .mayors, as well as Chinese mayors from Jiangmen city of Guangdong Province, Qinghuangdao city of Hebei Province, Zhangjiakou city of Hebei Province, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou Province, Tongbai County of Henan Province, Batang County of Sichuan Province participated at the dialogue. The attendees of the conference agreed that the middle and small cities from China and the U.S. can join together for cooperation on higher level, in wider areas and broader fields, in order to promote development and prosperity of the two countries.