On 13th February,President Li Xiaolin met with Mr. Gregg Ward, Senior Vice President for Global Government Relations of United Technologies Company in Beijing. President Li briefed Mr. Ward on CPAFFC’s recent exchanges and cooperation programs with other countries and expressed the willingness to work together with the U.S. business community to further promote the China-US friendship. Mr. Ward expressed thanks to President Li for meeting him and emphasized that the Chinese market is of strategic importance to the future development of UTC. They also exchanged views on collaborating to conduct projects of China-US friendly exchanges and public welfare.