ChinesePresidentXiJinpingmeetswithrepresentativesfromAmericanbusiness,strategicandacademiccommunitiesattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,March27,2024.(Xinhua/HuangJingwen)BEIJING,March27(Xinhua)--ChinesePresidentXiJinpingmetwithrepresentativesoftheU.S.business,strategicandacademiccommunitiesattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijingonWednesday.XiwelcomedmembersoftheU.S.business,strategicandacademiccommunitiestoChinainbloomingspring.HenotedthattheChina-U.S.relationshipisoneofthemostimportantbilateralrelationshipsintheworld.WhetherChinaandtheUnitedStateshaveacooperativeorconfrontationalrelationshipbearsonthewell-beingoftheChineseandAmericanpeoplesandthefutureofhumanity."Thetwocountries'respectivesuccessisanopportunityforeachother.Aslongasbothsidesseeeachotheraspartnersandshowmutualrespect,coexistinpeaceandcooperateforwin-winresults,China-U.S.relationswillgetbetter,"Xisaid.Thisyearmarksthe45thanniversaryofdiplomaticrelationsbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates.ThehistoryofChina-U.S.relationsisoneoffriendlyexchangesbetweenthetwopeoples.Itsexistingchaptersarewrittenbythepeople,andthefuturewillofcoursebecreatedbythepeople,Xisaid."AsaChinesesayinggoes,doinggoodisashardasanuphillclimb,whileamisstepmayeasilyleadtoafreefall,"Xisaid.HeexpressedthehopethatpeoplefromallsectorsofChineseandAmericansocietieswillhavemoremutualvisitsandexchanges,expandcommongroundandmutualtrust,overcomevariousdistractions,anddeepenmutuallybeneficialcooperation,inanefforttobringmoretangiblebenefitstothetwopeoplesandinjectmorestabilityintotheworld.XilistenedattentivelytohisU.S.guestsandrespondedtotheircomments.XipointedoutthattheChineseeconomyissoundandsustainable.Lastyear,Chinaregisteredoneofthehighestgrowthratesamongthemajoreconomiesandaccountedforover30percentofglobalgrowthasbefore.ThiswasduebothtothehardworkoftheChinesepeopleandtointernationalcooperation.Chinahascometowhereitistodayafterovercomingallkindsofdifficultiesandchallenges.Chinadidnotcollapseaspredictedbythe"Chinacollapsetheory,"norwillitpeakasforecastedbythe"Chinapeaktheory,"hesaid."Wewillcontinuetoadvancehigh-qualitydevelopmentandChinesemodernization,enabletheChinesepeopletoliveabetterlife,andcontributemoretosustainabledevelopmentintheworld.WehavetheconfidenceanddeterminationthatChina'sdevelopmenthasabrightfuture,"hesaid.Xirecalledhisoft-repeatedsayingthatreformandopeningupholdsthekeytocontemporaryChina'scatchingupwiththetimesingreatstrides.China'sreformwillnotpause,anditsopeningupwillnotstop.HesaidChinaisplanningandimplementingaseriesofmajorstepsforcomprehensivelydeepeningreform,andsteadilyfosteringamarket-oriented,law-basedandworld-classbusinessenvironment.ThiswillcreatebroaderdevelopmentspaceforU.S.andotherforeignbusinesses.Facedwiththerecentyears'newandevolvingsituationinChina-U.S.businessties,thetwosidesshouldstaycommittedtomutualrespect,mutualbenefitandequal-footedconsultation,followeconomicandmarketrules,expandanddeepenmutuallybeneficialbusinesscooperation,respecteachother'sdevelopmentrights,andworkforwin-winoutcomesforthetwocountriesandtheworldatlarge,Xisaid.TheChinesepresidentsaidU.S.businessesarewelcometoparticipatemoreinBeltandRoadcooperation,attendlarge-scalebusinesseventssuchastheChinaInternationalImportExpo,andcontinuetoinvestinChina,cultivatethemarketandgrowtheirbusiness.Xiemphasizedthatoverthepastcoupleofyears,theChina-U.S.relationshipexperiencedsomesetbacksandseriouschallenges,fromwhichlessonsshouldbelearned."Therelationshipcannotgobacktotheolddays,butitcanembraceabrighterfuture,"Xisaid.XisaidthemostimportantunderstandinghereachedwithPresidentJoeBidenatlastyear'sSanFranciscomeetingwasontheneedtostabilizeandimproveChina-U.S.relations.Inthepastfewmonths,ChineseandU.S.officialshaveworkedtofollowthroughonthecommonunderstandingsofthetwopresidents,maintainedcommunicationandmadeprogressinthepoliticalanddiplomatic,economicandfinancial,lawenforcementandcounternarcotics,climatechangeandpeople-to-peoplefields,Xisaid.Underthenewcircumstances,ChinaandtheUnitedStateshavemore,notfewer,commoninterests.ChinaandtheUnitedStatesshouldhelpratherthanhindereachother'sdevelopment,bothintraditionalareassuchastradeandagriculture,andinemergingareassuchasclimatechangeandartificialintelligence,accordingtoXi.HesaidpromotingworldeconomicrecoveryandsettlinginternationalandregionalissuesrequireChinaandtheUnitedStatestocoordinateandcooperatewitheachother,andtothinkandactasmajorcountries.HecalledontheU.S.sidetoworkwithChinainthesamedirection,developarightstrategicperceptionofeachother,handlesensitiveissuesproperly,maintainthemomentumofrecoveryandstabilizationoftherelationship,activelyexploretherightwayforthetwocountriestogetalong,andpromotethesustained,steadyandsounddevelopmentofChina-U.S.relations.Intheirremarks,EvanGreenberg,chairmanoftheNationalCommitteeonU.S.-ChinaRelations,StephenSchwarzman,chairmanandCEOoftheBlackstoneGroup,CristianoAmon,presidentandCEOofQualcomm,GrahamAllison,foundingdeanofHarvard'sJohnF.KennedySchoolofGovernment,andCraigAllen,presidentoftheU.S.-ChinaBusinessCouncilthankedPresidentXifortakingtimetomeetthem.TheynotedthatChina'sexceptionaleconomicgrowthandtransformationoverthepastdecadesspeaktoitsstrongresilienceandvitality.UndertheextraordinaryleadershipofPresidentXi,Chinaiscommittedtodevelopingnewqualityproductiveforcesandachievinghigh-qualitydevelopmentwhichismoresustainable.TheysaidthedevelopmentrightsoftheChinesepeopleshouldberespected.TheyexpressedconfidencethatChinawillrealizeitsdevelopmentgoalsandcontributetoastronger,moreintegratedglobaleconomy.AstrongandprosperousChinaisapositiveforceintheworld.Theysaidsharingcloseeconomicties,theUnitedStatesandChinacanonlydevelopandthriveinpeacefulcoexistence.The"Thucydidestrap"isnotinevitable.U.S.businessesapplaudtheimportantmeasuresthatChinahasrecentlyrolledouttofurtherreformandopenup,areoptimisticaboutChina'sdevelopmentprospects,willmaintaintheirstrongcommitmenttotheChinesemarket,andpursuecloseandlong-termcooperationwithChina,accordingtotherepresentatives.TheysaidtheSanFranciscomeetingbetweenPresidentXiandPresidentBidenlastNovemberhasshoreduptheexpectationandconfidenceofallsectorsofAmericansocietyandtheworldinU.S.-Chinarelations.TheU.S.business,strategicandacademiccommunitiessupporttheUnitedStatesandChinainbolsteringexchangesandcommunicationatalllevels,enhancingmutualunderstanding,trustandcooperation,joininghandstoaddressglobalchallenges,andfosteringastable,sustainableandproductiveU.S.-Chinarelationship,therepresentativessaid.WangYiparticipatedinthemeeting.ChinesePresidentXiJinpingmeetswithrepresentativesfromAmericanbusiness,strategicandacademiccommunitiesattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,March27,2024.(Xinhua/ShenHong)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingmeetswithrepresentativesfromAmericanbusiness,strategicandacademiccommunitiesattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,March27,2024.(Xinhua/ShenHong)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingmeetswithrepresentativesfromAmericanbusiness,strategicandacademiccommunitiesattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,March27,2024.(Xinhua/HuangJingwen)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingmeetswithrepresentativesfromAmericanbusiness,strategicandacademiccommunitiesattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,March27,2024.(Xinhua/HuangJingwen)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingmeetswithrepresentativesfromAmericanbusiness,strategicandacademiccommunitiesattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,March27,2024.(Xinhua/HuangJingwen)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingmeetswithrepresentativesfromAmericanbusiness,strategicandacademiccommunitiesattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,March27,2024.(Xinhua/ShenHong)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.