China welcomes US companies' participation in modernization process: premier
Pub Date:21-04-14 08:54 Source:Xinhua
Chinese
Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday that China welcomes the active
participation of companies from the United States and around the world
in its reform and opening-up, as well as its modernization process.
Li
made the remarks during a virtual dialogue with U.S. business leaders,
with board chairmen and CEOs from the U.S.-China Business Council and
over 20 U.S. multinational companies in attendance.
Promoting
the healthy and stable development of China-U.S. relations is the
common aspiration of both peoples as well as the international
community, Li said.
He called upon
the two sides to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of
state and uphold the principles of non-conflict, non-confrontation,
mutual respect and win-win cooperation, respecting each other's core
interests and major concerns, enhancing dialogue and communication,
expanding practical cooperation and properly handling differences.
"The
essence of economic and trade relations between China and the U.S. is
mutual benefit," said Li, adding that such a relationship benefits the
two peoples as well as world peace, stability, development and
prosperity.
Noting that trade between
the two countries in 2020 increased despite multiple shocks, Li said
this indicates that there are objective conditions and opportunities for
cooperation between the two sides.
"Problems
that occur in cooperation should be resolved through cooperation," said
Li, adding that decoupling does no good to either side and will hurt
the world.
Li expressed the hope that
China and the U.S. can meet each other half-way, promote cooperation by
making a bigger pie of common interests and safeguard the safety and
stability of the industrial and supply chains.
Li reiterated that championing opening-up is China's fundamental policy and China's door to the outside world will open wider.
The
premier expounded that by fostering a new development pattern, China
will, on the one hand, keep tapping the potential of the domestic market
and form a stable support for economic growth and employment, and on
the other hand, further open up China's market and continue to make
China an important destination for foreign investment and a big market
for the world.
China will further
open up, work toward a market-based and law-governed business
environment that is up to international standards, and promote reforms
to delegate power, streamline administration and optimize government
services, ensuring a level playing field for both domestic and foreign
enterprises.
Participants from the
U.S. side said that avoiding conflict and confrontation and putting
bilateral relations back on a constructive track are in the common
interests of both sides.
Noting that
economic and trade relations are the cornerstone of bilateral ties, they
said that decoupling will bring huge uncertainties, not only for the
two countries, but also for the whole world.
They
said the U.S. business community supports the two sides increasing
mutual trust through communication, enhancing coordination and
cooperation in areas including epidemic prevention and control, climate
change, sustainable development and innovation, and resuming
people-to-people exchanges as soon as possible.
They
said that U.S. companies welcome progress made by China in the areas of
opening-up and optimizing the business environment, feel optimistic
about China's development prospects and opportunities, and are committed
to the long-term trade and investment cooperation with China.