Vice President Xie Yuan met with Greg Hughes, former speaker of the Utah State House of Representative in Beijing on April 15.

Vice President Xie appreciated the long-time efforts of former Speaker Hughes in promoting Utah’s exchanges and cooperation with China. He briefed the guests on the works the CPAFFC has been doing in promoting sub-national cooperation between the two countries, hoping Hughes leverage his influence in Utah, in the pursuit of practical achievements in the cooperation between Utah and Chinese localities.

Hughes said, Utah would like to carry out substantial cooperation with Chinese local governments  in trade, economics, energy and education by holding events such as Golden Spike Festival and China Week.