Chinese Vice President Han Zheng expressed hope on Sunday that U.S. companies will continue to invest and establish deeper roots in China. He encouraged them to play an active role as a bridge and contribute to the steady, sound, and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations.
Han made these remarks during a meeting with representatives of the U.S. business community, including members from the U.S.-China Business Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Han is in Washington D.C. to attend the inauguration ceremony of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday as Chinese President Xi Jinping's special representative at the invitation of the U.S.
During the meeting, Han noted that President Xi and President-elect Trump had recently reached important common understandings regarding the development of China-U.S. relations during a phone call. He emphasized that China and the United States share broad common interests and vast potential for cooperation.
"Getting the bilateral relationship off to a good start and keeping it growing steadily serves the common well-being of the peoples of the two countries and meets the expectations of the international community," Han stated.
He highlighted the U.S. business community as the backbone of China-U.S. relations, acknowledging it as a participant, witness, contributor, and beneficiary of bilateral economic and trade cooperation as well as China's reform and opening-up efforts. "China will unswervingly advance its reform and opening-up efforts and continue to improve its business environment," Han added.
Representatives of the U.S. business community welcomed the positive message from the recent phone conversation between Trump and Xi. They expressed optimism about China's economic prospects and opportunities for development, supporting the strengthening of U.S.-China dialogue and communication to continue advancing bilateral relations and economic and trade cooperation.
The representatives stated, "As the world's two most dynamic and technologically advanced economies, the U.S. and China should pursue mutually beneficial cooperation and work towards finding a constructive and stable way to coexist."
In addition to meeting with business leaders, Han also met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Sunday. Han welcomed U.S. companies, including Tesla, to seize opportunities to share in the fruits of China's development and contribute to promoting China-U.S. economic and trade relations. Musk expressed that Tesla is ready to deepen its investment and cooperation with China and play an active role in promoting economic and trade exchanges between the two countries.
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Han Zheng meets U.S. business leaders to strengthen China-U.S. ties
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