Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with representatives of the U.S. business community in Washington D.C. on Sunday, emphasizing the importance of strengthening economic ties between China and the United States. Han encouraged U.S. companies to continue investing and establishing deeper roots in China, playing an active role as a bridge to foster steady, sound, and sustainable development of bilateral relations.
Han is in Washington D.C. to attend the inauguration ceremony of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday as the special representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping. During his meeting with leaders from the U.S.-China Business Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Han highlighted the recent phone conversation between President Xi and President-elect Trump, noting that they reached important common understandings on developing China-U.S. relations.
"China and the United States share broad common interests and vast potential for cooperation," Han stated. "Getting the bilateral relationship off to a good start and keeping it growing steadily serves the common well-being of the peoples of both countries and meets the expectations of the international community."
He acknowledged the U.S. business community as the backbone of China-U.S. relations—participants, witnesses, contributors, and beneficiaries of bilateral economic and trade cooperation, as well as China's reform and opening-up efforts. Han reassured that China will unswervingly advance its reform and opening-up policies and continue to improve its business environment.
Representatives of the U.S. business community expressed optimism about China's economic prospects and development opportunities. They remarked that the recent positive dialogue between Trump and Xi sends an encouraging message. As the world's two most dynamic and technologically advanced economies, they emphasized that the U.S. and China should pursue mutually beneficial cooperation and work towards a constructive and stable coexistence.
The business leaders voiced support for strengthening dialogue and communication to continue advancing bilateral relations and economic and trade cooperation.
Han also met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, welcoming U.S. companies like Tesla to seize opportunities in China and contribute to promoting China-U.S. economic and trade relations. Musk expressed readiness to deepen investment and cooperation with China, aiming to play an active role in enhancing economic exchanges between the two nations.
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Han Zheng meets U.S. business leaders to strengthen China-U.S. ties
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