On April 8th, 2013, Mme Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) held a luncheon for U.S. South Dakota State Governor Dennis Daugaard.
Mme Li Xiaolin gave her warm welcome to the Governor and briefed the major works of CPAFFC. She said, the CPAFFC would continue to enhance people’s friendship and promote mutual understanding, and strive for implementing the CPAFFC’s aims. Subsequently, she highlighted the Second China-U.S. Governors Forum, which would be held soon in Beijing and Tianjin, and the current state of China-U.S. Sister Provinces/Cities relations. She expressed the wish to push forward the establishment of Sister Provinces/Cities relations between South Dakota and Chinese provinces.
Governor Daugaard expressed his gratitude to the warm reception of Mme Li Xiaolin. He regretted that he could not attend the Second China-U.S. Governors Forum, but hoped to attend the next forum. He agreed to consider establishing Sister Provinces/Cities relations with China and learnt about the related procedures and the cooperation conducted by other U.S. states and Chinese provinces. He had gained better understanding about this relationship and would like to take this meaningful suggestion into consideration.
