On September 26, 2023, Vice President Han Zheng met in Beijing with former Secretary of the Treasury of the United States Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

Han Zheng said that the China-U.S. relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in today's world. As the largest developing country and the largest developed country, the two countries should strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields, jointly promote world economic recovery and respond to global challenges. China has always viewed and handled China-U.S. relations under the three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation put forth by President Xi Jinping, and hopes that the United States will work in the same direction with China to jointly bring the China-U.S. relationship back onto the track of sound and steady development. Since the beginning of this year, the Chinese economy has maintained the momentum of recovery and growth, and China will further improve the economic structure, deepen reform and opening up, and realize high-quality development. More U.S. enterprises are welcome to invest and do business in China and share development opportunities.

Henry M. Paulson, Jr. said that he has confidence in the prospect of China's economic development. The U.S.-China relationship has significant influence on the world, and the two countries should maintain communication and dialogue, strengthen people-to-people and cultural exchanges and economic and trade cooperation, and jointly respond to climate change and other global challenges. Henry M. Paulson, Jr. expressed his readiness to continue to play a positive role in promoting the steady development of U.S.-China relations.