Chen Jining Meets with US Secretary of Commerce Raymond
Shanghai Municipal Party Secretary Chen Jining met with US Secretary of Commerce Raymond and his delegation today.
Chen Jining introduced the relevant situation of Shanghai's economic and social development. He said that the world today requires a healthy and stable relationship between China and the United States.This is the fundamental principle of correct coexistence between China and the United States in the new era. Economic and trade relations are the cornerstone of China US relations. Shanghai is China's economic center city, and openness, innovation, and inclusiveness are the most distinctive qualities of this city. Our unwavering goal is to better meet the people's aspirations for a better life. We will continue to deepen high-level opening-up to the outside world, make every effort to create a market-oriented, rule of law, and internationalized first-class business environment, and better play the positive role of local governments in Sino US economic and trade cooperation. I hope both sides will move towards each other, strengthen communication and dialogue, and continuously expand cooperation and cultural exchanges in the economic and trade fields. US funded enterprises are welcome to seize the new opportunities of Chinese path to modernization, increase investment distribution in Shanghai, and achieve greater development in win-win cooperation.
Raymond said that Shanghai is a highly attractive tourist and business destination, with many iconic American companies investing and operating in Shanghai. The United States is willing to work with China to support pragmatic cooperation between enterprises of the two countries and promote more cultural exchanges. The Biden administration supports China's economic development and does not seek to decouple from China. It is willing to better play the role of a "ballast stone" in economic and trade relations and promote stable development of bilateral relations.
Shanghai leaders Li Zheng and US Ambassador to China Burns attended the meeting.