Translated by Claude, edited by Sinocism.com

Source: Xinhua | September 1, 2026

Xinhua, Beijing, September 1 — On the afternoon of September 1, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council met at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing with a delegation visiting China led by US-China Business Council Board Chair McInerney.

新华社北京9月1日电 9月1日下午，国务院总理李强在北京人民大会堂会见美中贸易全国委员会董事会主席麦凯恩率领的访华团。

Li Qiang said that over the long term, the US-China Business Council has been committed to promoting China-US relations and economic and trade cooperation and has played an important role. Thanks to the joint efforts of both China and the United States, relations between the two countries are currently generally stable. In May this year, President Xi Jinping and President Trump held a meeting in Beijing and reached a series of important consensuses. China is ready to work with the US side, following the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, to strengthen dialogue and communication, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, properly manage differences, promote the building of a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability, and strive for more practical results.

李强表示，长期以来，美中贸委会致力于推动中美关系与经贸合作，发挥了重要作用。在中美双方共同努力下，当前两国关系保持总体稳定。今年5月，习近平主席同特朗普总统在北京举行会晤，达成一系列重要共识。中方愿同美方一道，遵循两国元首战略引领，加强对话沟通，拓展互利合作，妥善管控分歧，推动构建中美建设性战略稳定关系，争取更多务实成果。

Li Qiang pointed out that surveying the development of international economic and trade cooperation today, some important lessons can be drawn: it can be said that win-win cooperation is the prevailing trend, respect and understanding are the foundation, and moving toward each other is the key. The essence of China-US economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win, and strengthening cooperation is both an intrinsic need of both sides and the right choice. Looking around the world, China may be the only market with rich potential that combines the two characteristics of being "big" and "new"; in particular, high-quality, upgraded consumption such as smart consumption and green consumption is growing rapidly, and US companies are welcome to actively seize the opportunities and step up their efforts to open up and cultivate the Chinese market. China-US economic and trade cooperation is large in scale, and it is normal for some contradictions and frictions to arise. As long as there is mutual respect and mutual understanding, and communication and consultation are strengthened, solutions can always be found. China is ready to actively promote the resolution of the reasonable concerns of US companies in China and to safeguard a market environment of fair competition in accordance with the law; it also hopes the US side will move in the same direction, take concrete actions to address China's concerns, and jointly implement the outcomes of the two countries' economic and trade consultations. It is hoped that the US-China Business Council will continue to exercise its influence, guide all sectors in the United States to view China's development rationally and objectively, and promote the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-US relations.

李强指出，综观当今国际经贸合作的发展，能够得出一些重要的启示，可以说合作共赢是大势，尊重理解是基础，相向而行是关键。中美经贸关系的本质是互利共赢，加强合作是双方的内在需求，也是正确选择。放眼世界，中国可能是唯一兼具“大”和“新”两个特点的富有潜力市场，特别是智能消费、绿色消费等高品质、升级类消费快速增长，欢迎美国企业积极抢抓机遇，加力开拓、深耕中国市场。中美经贸合作体量大，出现一些矛盾摩擦是正常的。只要相互尊重、相互理解，加强沟通协商，总能找到解决办法。中方愿积极推动解决美国来华企业的合理诉求，依法维护公平竞争的市场环境，也希望美方相向而行，以切实行动解决中方关切，共同落实好两国经贸磋商成果。希望美中贸委会继续发挥自身影响，引导美国各界理性客观看待中国发展，促进中美关系稳定健康可持续发展。

McInerney and the other US participants said the US-China relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the world today. The successful meeting between the two heads of state has provided stable expectations for economic and trade cooperation between the two sides and injected certainty into world economic development. The US business community is full of confidence in the implementation of China's 15th Five-Year Plan and its economic development prospects, will continue to cultivate the Chinese market and expand investment in China, and will firmly remain a long-term partner in China's development and a constructive force in US-China relations. The US-China Business Council is ready to serve as a bridge, enhance mutual understanding, mutual trust, and cooperation between the two sides, and promote the development of a constructive relationship of strategic stability between the two countries.

麦凯恩等美方人士表示，美中关系是当今世界最重要的双边关系。两国元首成功会晤为双方经贸合作提供了稳定预期，为世界经济发展注入了确定性。美工商界对中国“十五五”规划实施和经济发展前景充满信心，将继续深耕中国，扩大对华投资，坚定做中国发展的长期伙伴、美中关系的建设性力量。美中贸委会愿发挥桥梁作用，增进双方相互了解、互信与合作，推动两国建设性战略稳定关系发展。

Wu Zhenglong attended the meeting.

吴政隆参加会见。