Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with representatives of the U.S. business community on Sunday, expressing hopes that U.S. companies will continue to invest and establish roots in the Chinese mainland. He emphasized the importance of their role as a bridge and their contribution to the steady, sound, and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations.
Han made these remarks during a meeting with representatives from the U.S.-China Business Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He 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 United States.
During the meeting, Han stated that President Xi Jinping and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump reached important common understandings regarding the development of China-U.S. relations during a recent phone call.
Han noted that China and the United States share broad common interests and vast potential for cooperation. He emphasized that 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 stated that the U.S. business community has always been the backbone of China-U.S. relations, calling it a participant, witness, contributor, and beneficiary of bilateral economic and trade cooperation as well as China's reform and opening-up drive.
Han affirmed 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 remarked that the recent phone conversation between Trump and Xi sent a positive, encouraging message.
They stated 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 finding a constructive and stable way to coexist.
The U.S. business community expressed optimism about China's economic prospects and opportunities for development there. They support strengthening U.S.-China dialogue and communication to continue advancing bilateral relations and economic and trade cooperation.
On Sunday, Han also met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
He noted that China welcomes U.S. companies, including Tesla, to seize opportunities to share in the fruits of China's development and make greater contributions to promoting China-U.S. economic and trade relations.
Musk said 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 United States and China.
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Han Zheng meets U.S. business leaders to strengthen China-U.S. ties
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