Washington (TDI): Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said on Sunday that China is ready to work with the US to adhere to the strategic guidance of the head-of-state diplomacy and follow through on the important consensus reached between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President-elect Donald Trump, so as to push for the steady, healthy and sustainable development of bilateral relations.
Han made the remarks during a meeting with US Vice President-elect J.D. Vance in Washington.
Han is in Washington, D.C. to attend the inauguration ceremony of Donal Trump on Monday as Xi’s special representative at the invitation of the US side.
During his meeting with Vance, Han first conveyed Xi’s greetings to Trump and congratulated Vance on his election.
He said that Xi recently had an important phone conversation with Trump, during which the two leaders have reached many important consensuses on the development of China-US ties in the next stage.
Noting that China and the US are both great nations, and that the Chinese and the Americans are both great people, Han said that the two sides are currently working hard to achieve their respective development objectives and dreams.
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As long as the two countries uphold the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, they will contribute to each other’s progress, bring benefits to the people of both sides, and make important contributions to world peace and development, said Han.
Economic, Trade Ties
Economic and trade ties are important issues of common concern to both countries, he noted.
Despite differences and frictions between Beijing and Washington, they share huge common interests and space for cooperation, and the two sides can strengthen dialogue and consultation in this regard, Han added.
For his part, Vance asked Han to convey Trump’s sincere greetings to President Xi.
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Vance said Trump had a phone conversation with Xi a few days ago, in which they had good communication on important matters regarding bilateral relations.
Economic and trade ties, he stressed, are important to both the US and China.
