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Li Keqiang talks with U.S. representatives: Chinese and foreign companies alike

2018/4/24

Premier Li Keqiang attended the afternoon of the sixth round of the 22nd China-US business leaders and former U.S. officials on behalf of dialogue and discussion met.

Donohue, president of the National Chamber of Commerce, former assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Berger, former trade negotiator Charlene Barshefsky and General Electric, Federal Express, MasterCard International, Citibank Global 500 business executives, respectively on China's reform and opening up and economic development of China-US economic, trade, financial and other cooperation comments. Li Keqiang in-depth exchanges with them and answer questions.

Li said that a good Sino-US relations beneficial to each other, but also have a global impact, creating greater Sino-US space where the benefits of globalization. Both sides should follow the consensus reached by the two heads of state, insist on mutual respect, equality, in enhancing mutual trust, deepen cooperation, expand common interests, the management and control of differences and work hard, not only to strengthen the official exchanges, and close business, think tanks and other sectors exchanges, so train front line stable and healthy Sino-US cooperation.

     Li pointed out that the Chinese government co-ordination steady growth, pro-reform, structural adjustment, improve people, anti-risk, is to use more power and market reform to enhance the power and vitality of endogenous economic growth, promote economic to high-end levels towards realizing China's economic upgrading and improving people's livelihood, which is also conducive to the development and prosperity of the world. We will build a more open structure, build, manage Shanghai Free Trade test area, can promote the formation of a replicable experience, perfect for Chinese and foreign enterprises equally fair competitive market environment. China is willing to make the construction of a new system of international trade participants and contributors. I hope the United States with a more open attitude to deepen cooperation between the two countries to create more favorable conditions.

Donohue and other U.S. representatives said that the United States is an important and close partner to further expand cooperation will enable both parties to benefit, but also conducive to world economic growth. China's reform and opening up has made great achievements for the US-China cooperation has opened up a vast space. American business will continue to work to expand bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, and promote Sino-US relations for more results.

China-US business leaders and former senior officials dialogue jointly organized by the China International Economic and Exchange Center and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is the second track outside of the exchange mechanism of Sino-US government staged an annual conference in Beijing and Washington.