Chinese Vice President Han Zheng emphasized the importance of deepening economic ties between China and the United States during a meeting with U.S. business leaders on Sunday. Han expressed hope that U.S. companies would continue to invest in China, acting as a bridge to foster steady, sound, and sustainable development in bilateral relations.
The meeting in Washington D.C. included representatives from the U.S.-China Business Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Han is in the U.S. capital to attend the inauguration ceremony of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday as a special representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Han noted that President Xi and President-elect Trump recently reached important common ground regarding the advancement of China-U.S. relations during a phone conversation. He highlighted that both nations 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 praised the U.S. business community as a backbone of China-U.S. relations, recognizing its role as a participant, witness, contributor, and beneficiary of bilateral economic and trade cooperation as well as China's reform and opening-up initiatives. Han reaffirmed China's commitment to advancing reform and opening up, and to improving its business environment.
Representatives of the U.S. business community conveyed optimism about China's economic prospects and development opportunities. They acknowledged the positive signal sent by the recent phone conversation between Trump and Xi, expressing support for strengthening dialogue and communication to advance bilateral relations and economic 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 said.
In a separate meeting, Han met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Han welcomed U.S. companies, including Tesla, to seize opportunities to share in China's development and contribute to promoting economic and trade relations between the two nations.
Musk expressed readiness to deepen investment and cooperation with China, emphasizing Tesla's intention to play an active role in promoting economic and trade exchanges between the U.S. and China.
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Han Zheng meets U.S. business leaders to strengthen China-U.S. ties
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