In February 2011, Mr. Zhou Qiang, party secretary of CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, CPAFFC Vice President Li Xiaolin attended the winter meeting of US National Governors Association at Washington DC. Madam Li XiaolinChristian Gregoire, president of National Governors AssociationGovernor of Washington State signed the Accord for Establishment of China-U.S. Governors Forum to formally launch the Forum.