On December 11, 2024, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC) Gala 2024, in which he extended congratulations to the USCBC and all its members, and sincere greetings to people from all sectors of society in the United States (U.S.) who have long cared for and supported China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation.
Xi Jinping pointed out that China-U.S. relations are among the most important bilateral relations in the world. It concerns not only the vital interests of the two peoples, but also the future of mankind. China and the United States stand to benefit from cooperation and lose from confrontation. The two countries should choose dialogue over confrontation and win-win cooperation over zero-sum games. China is ready to maintain communication with the United States, expand cooperation, manage differences, and continue exploring the right way for the two countries to get along with each other in the new era, so as to realize long-term peaceful coexistence between the two countries on this planet to the benefit of both countries and the world at large.
Xi Jinping stressed that China-U.S. economic and trade relations are an important part of bilateral relations. The interests of the 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 their complementary advantages. The success of one side should be an opportunity rather than a challenge for the other, and one's development should help rather than hinder the development of the other.
Xi Jinping pointed out that openness is a key driving force for human civilization and progress, and 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 comprehensively 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. Xi Jinping expressed the hope 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 to write a new chapter of openness, cooperation and mutual benefit, and make new contributions 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 USCBC Gala 2024.