Ambassador Xie Feng read President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter to the 2024 Gala Dinner of the U.S.-China Business Council_Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America

On December 11, 2024, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 2024 Gala Dinner of the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC), extending congratulations to the Council and all its members, and sending sincere greetings to people from all sectors in the United States who have been caring for and supporting business cooperation between the two countries. The congratulatory letter was read by Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng.

President Xi pointed out that the China-U.S. relationship is one of the most important relationships in the world. It concerns not only the immediate interests of the Chinese and American peoples, but also the future of and destiny of the entire humanity. Both countries stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation. We should choose dialogue over confrontation, and win-win cooperation over zero-sum games. China is prepared to stay in communication with the United States to expand cooperation, manage differences, continue exploring the right way for the two countries to get along with each other in the new era, and realize long-term, peaceful coexistence on this planet to the benefit of the two countries and the world at large.

President Xi stressed that economic and trade relations are an important part of China-U.S. relations. The interests of our two countries are closely intertwined, and the room for cooperation is infinitely vast. The two sides should properly handle differences through equal-footed consultation, and make the pie of cooperation bigger based on our complementary advantages. The success of one side should be an opportunity rather than a challenge for the other, and one’s achievement should help rather than hinder the development of the other.

President Xi said that openness is a key driving force for human civilization and progress. It is the only path toward prosperity and development for every country. Reform and opening up is a historic process in which China and the world achieve development and progress together. A few months ago, the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China adopted a comprehensive plan for further deepening reform across the board to advance Chinese modernization. China will always uphold the basic state policy of opening up to the outside world, keep improving its market-oriented, law-based, and world-class business environment for companies from all countries including the United States, and continue to liberalize and facilitate trade and investment. Chinese modernization, with its new achievements, will provide new opportunities for the world. It is hoped that USCBC and friends from all sectors will continue to care for and support China-U.S. relations, take an active part in Chinese modernization, join hands together to write a new chapter of openness, cooperation and mutual benefit, and make new contribution to the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations.

On the same day, U.S. President Joe Biden also sent a congratulatory letter to the 2024 Gala Dinner of USCBC.