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 China-U.S. relations through continued investment and cooperation. Han expressed hope that U.S. companies will \"continue to invest and take root in China,\" playing an active role in fostering stable and sustainable bilateral ties.
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. During the meeting with U.S. business leaders, including members of the U.S.-China Business Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Han noted that President Xi and President-elect Trump recently reached important common understandings regarding the future development of China-U.S. relations during a phone call.
\"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 the two countries and meets the expectations of the international community.\"
He highlighted the pivotal role of the U.S. business community as a \"participant, witness, contributor, and beneficiary\" of the economic and trade cooperation between China and the United States, as well as China's reform and opening-up efforts. Han reassured that China will \"unswervingly advance its reform and opening-up efforts and continue to improve its business environment.\"
Representatives from the U.S. business community expressed optimism about China's economic prospects and the opportunities for development within the country. They acknowledged that the recent phone conversation between Trump and Xi sent a positive and encouraging message for future cooperation.
\"As the world's two most dynamic and technologically advanced economies, the United States and China should pursue mutually beneficial cooperation and work towards finding a constructive and stable way to coexist,\" they said.
The business leaders affirmed their support for strengthening dialogue and communication between the two nations to advance bilateral relations and economic and trade cooperation.
On the same day, Han also met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Han welcomed U.S. companies like Tesla to \"seize the opportunity to share in the fruits of China's development\" and contribute to promoting economic and trade exchanges between the two countries. Musk expressed readiness to deepen Tesla's investment and cooperation with China and to play an active role in enhancing U.S.-China economic ties.
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Han Zheng meets U.S. business leaders to strengthen China-U.S. ties
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