Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi met in Zhongnanhai with Mexican governors on March 27, 2017.

Yang Jiechi spoke highly of the development of the bilateral relations. He said that the Chinese side would like to work together with the Mexican side to carry out the consensus reached by the two heads of states, to promote the exchanges in various fields between leaders at different levels, to expand the exchanges and cooperation in economy, trade, local and humanity and to strengthen the coordination in dealing with the international and regional affairs, so as to promote the sustained and in-depth development of comprehensive strategic partnership of the two countries. The Mexican side expressed that strengthening the relations to China is the important diplomatic orientation for the country. The Mexican governors would like to deepen the exchanges and cooperation with the Chinese side to push forward the bilateral ties and achieve greater development.

CPAFFC President Li Xiaolin, Chinese Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Qian Hongshan attended the meeting. The delegation consisted of Mr. Graco Ramírez, Governor of Morelos and Chairman of Mexico National Governors Conference (CONAGO), Mr. Francisco García, Governor of Tamaulipas, Mr. Marco Mena, Governor of Tlaxcala, and Mr. Mario Rodríguez, President of Economic Development Department of Oaxaca and Mr. Michel Carrillo, President of Economic Development Department of Pueblaand etc.. It was the first time for CONAGO to invite the governors to visit China after signing the cooperation agreement between CPAFFC and CONAGO in 2014 .