The first companies to reach a deal included China National United Oil Corporation, Unipec Asia Co Ltd and Glencore Singapore Pate Ltd.

Chinese Hubei province Vice-Governor Ke Jun, Hebei province Vice-Governor Xia Yanjun, US Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill and Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate gave an introduction to their provinces and states, respectively, and briefed the participants on potential cooperation sectors.