To achieve win-win development, strengthen exchanges and cooperation, and be willing to work with the United States. The Mayor of Shanghai will meet with the US Ambassador to China
Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng met with the delegation led by US Ambassador to China Burns today.
Gong Zheng, on behalf of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, welcomes the Ambassador's visit to Shanghai. He said that Shanghai has always played an important role in friendly exchanges between China and the United States. Shanghai has established sister city relations with San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, and has conducted rich and diverse exchanges with American cities and regions such as New York, achieving positive results.Openness is Shanghai's greatest advantage and urban character. We are willing to work with the United States to strengthen exchanges and cooperation, and achieve win-win development. Welcome American companies to actively participate in the CIIE and increase their business layout in Shanghai. I hope that the two regions can strengthen exchanges and cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, investment, humanities, and friendly cities, enhance cultural exchanges, and promote personnel exchanges. Shanghai will continue to create a market-oriented, legal, and internationalized first-class business environment, helping various enterprises achieve better development in Shanghai.
Burns said that from all angles, Shanghai is one of the best cities in the world. Shanghai is the city with the highest concentration of American businesses and citizens in China, playing an important role in US China relations. The potential for expanding bilateral trade and investment between the United States and China is enormous. We support companies from both countries to expand bilateral investment, highly support expanding personnel exchanges, encourage American citizens to travel and study in China and Shanghai, and welcome Chinese citizens to travel and study in the United States.
Consul General Wang Han of the United States in Shanghai attended the meeting.