Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with U.S. business leaders in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, signaling a strong commitment to strengthening China-U.S. relations and fostering economic cooperation between the two nations.
During the meeting with representatives from the U.S.-China Business Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Han expressed hope that U.S. companies would continue to invest in the Chinese mainland, serving as bridges to promote steady, sound, and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations.
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.
He highlighted the importance of recent communications between President Xi and President-elect Trump, noting that they reached important common understandings on the development of China-U.S. relations during a recent phone call.
Han emphasized that China and the United States share broad common interests and vast potential for cooperation. He underscored that getting the bilateral relationship off to a good start and maintaining steady growth serves the common well-being of the peoples of both countries and meets the expectations of the international community.
He commended the U.S. business community as the backbone of China-U.S. relations, acknowledging their role as participants, witnesses, contributors, and beneficiaries of bilateral economic and trade cooperation and China's reform and opening-up initiatives.
Han assured that China will unswervingly advance its reform and opening-up efforts and continue to improve its business environment.
Representatives of the U.S. business community expressed optimism following the recent phone conversation between Trump and Xi, viewing it as a positive and encouraging message.
They noted that as the world's two most dynamic and technologically advanced economies, the United States and China should pursue mutually beneficial cooperation and work towards a constructive and stable coexistence.
The U.S. business leaders conveyed their optimism about China's economic prospects and development opportunities. They voiced support for strengthening U.S.-China dialogue and communication to continue advancing bilateral relations and economic and trade cooperation.
Earlier that day, Han also met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. 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 Tesla's readiness to deepen its investment and cooperation with China and to 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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