Director General Zhang Heqiang of the Department of American and Oceanian Affairs attended the 2015 Annual Conference of Sister Cities International(SCI) in Minneapolis, Minnesota from July 16 to 20, 2015, further promoting the exchanges and cooperation between CPAFFC and SCI. During the conference, he made a remark at the 2015 Annual Business Meeting, highlighting the continuous cooperation relationship between CPAFFC and SCI, and announcing the upcoming U.S.-China Sister Cities Conference to take place in Chicago from October 22 to 24 this year. He also encouraged all sides involved to actively participate in this event.