Co-hosted by CPAFFC and the Regional Cooperation Committee of Foreign Ministry of France, the Enlarged Meeting of China-France Regional Cooperation Steering Committee was held in Nantes of France on November 23. Local representatives present at the meeting were from the Pays de la Loire Region of France, the Rhone-Alpes Region of France, the French Cities union and the French Regions Association, and from the Chinese Sichuan Province, Jilin Province and Changchun City. Vice President of CPAFFC Mme. Lin Yi, President of the Pays de la Loire Region Mr. Jacques Auxiette, and Vice President of the Rhone-Alpes Region gave keynote speeches respectively.Ideas were exchanged at the meeting regarding the cooperation in fields of environmental and local sustainable development, art of living, cuisine, agriculture, medical care and vocational training. Parties from China and France also held profound discussions about the preparation of the 5th China-France High Level Forum of Local Government Cooperation.