On September 18th, President Li Xiaolin met with the delegation headed by Mr. Larry D. Zimpleman, Chairman & CEO of U.S. Principal Financial Group. President Li introduced the friendly exchanges with foreign countries and charity projects carried out by CPAFFC in recent years, especially the friendly exchange and cooperation with the State of Iowa, where the PFG headquarter is located. President Li said the reform and opening up in China would present a huge potential market to foreign enterprises including PFG, and hoped to witness further prosperity of PFG in China. Mr. Zimpleman thanked President Li for meeting the delegation, and would like to facilitate the cooperation between Iowa and China. He introduced current PFG business in China, and hoped to strengthen cooperation with the Chinese government and enterprises in areas such as old-age pension scheme reform and financial investment services. Mr. Zimpleman also expressed strong interest in participating in various charity projects of CPAFFC.