China welcomes U.S. Senator Steve Daines' visit to China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Friday.
"China welcomes Senator Daines' visit to China, and also welcomes American people from all walks of life, including members of Congress, to visit China. China always believes that the stable, healthy and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations is in the common interests of the two peoples and meets the general expectations of the international community," said Mao.
Daines arrived in Beijing on Thursday.
China welcomes visit by US Senator Steve Daines: spokeswoman
China welcomes visit by US Senator Steve Daines: spokeswoman
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Saturday met with U.S. Senator Steve Daines, and Lim Boon Heng, chairman of Singapore's Temasek Holdings, in Beijing respectively.
When meeting with Daines, He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that China firmly opposes the politicization, weaponization and instrumentalization of economic and trade issues, and is willing to engage in candid dialogue with the United States on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefits.
Noting that China and the United States have many common interests and broad space for cooperation, He said the two sides can become partners and friends to achieve mutual success and common prosperity for the benefit of both countries and the world.
Daines said that U.S.-China relations are very important and the two sides should strengthen dialogue, and noted that he is willing to take more practical actions to that end.
When meeting with Lim and his delegation, He said that since the beginning of this year, China's economy has maintained good recovery momentum.
China will open its doors wider to the outside world, and its business environment will get better and better, He said, noting that there will be broad space for deepened cooperation between China and Singapore.
"We welcome Temasek and other international investors to invest in China and share the huge market and development opportunities here," He said.
For his part, Lim said that Temasek is as optimistic about China's development prospects as always, and will continue to deepen its work in the Chinese market.
Chinese Vice Premier meets US senator, Singaporean entrepreneurs
