Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with U.S. business leaders in Washington D.C. on Sunday to strengthen China-U.S. ties and encourage continued investment in China. Han expressed hope that U.S. companies will continue to invest and take root in China, acting as a bridge between the two nations and contributing to steady, sound, and sustainable development of bilateral relations.
Han met with representatives from the U.S.-China Business Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ahead of attending the inauguration ceremony of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as the special representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
During the meeting, Han highlighted the recent phone conversation between President Xi and President-elect Trump, noting that they reached important common understandings regarding the development of China-U.S. relations. He emphasized that both countries 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 said.
Han acknowledged the significant role of the U.S. business community as participants, witnesses, contributors, and beneficiaries of bilateral economic and trade cooperation and China's reform and opening-up drive. He assured that China will continue to advance its reform and opening-up efforts and improve its business environment.
Representatives of the U.S. business community expressed optimism about China's economic prospects and opportunities for development. They welcomed the positive message from the recent phone conversation between Trump and Xi and supported strengthening dialogue and communication to advance bilateral relations and economic and trade cooperation.
\"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,\" they stated.
On the same day, Han also met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Han welcomed U.S. companies, including Tesla, to seize the opportunities in China and contribute to promoting China-U.S. economic and trade relations.
Musk expressed readiness to deepen Tesla's 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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