The US Minister of Commerce Raymond Duo Tuesday (August 29) will meet with Chinese Deputy Prime Minister He Lifeng.
According to Reuters, Raymond arrived in Beijing last Sunday (27th) and held talks with the Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao on Monday (28th).On Tuesday, Raymond's day in Beijing, she will continue to meet with Chinese officials to promote bilateral business relations and communication.
Earlier on Tuesday, Raymondo met with the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Hu Heping, and the two sides agreed to hold the 14th Sino -US Tourism Leadership Summit in China in the first half of 2024.
The US Department of Commerce said in a statement that the move aims to further boost and develop tourism cooperation between the two countries.
The last Sino -US Tourism Leader Summit was held in Seattle, USA in 2019.Earlier, the tourist leaders of China and the United States met each year, and the two countries alternately hosted the summit.
Promoting the tourism industry is an important part of Raymond's trip to China.China and the United States have agreed to double the number of weekly flights to and from the two countries this month.Raymond said that if the number of Chinese travelers returns to the level before the 2019 crown disease epidemic, it will bring a revenue of US $ 30 billion (about S $ 40.6 billion) to the US economy and create 50,000 job opportunities.
Raymond Duo plans to visit Shanghai Disneyland on Wednesday (30th).
Raymond held talks with Wang Wentao on Monday, and the two sides agreed to establish a new business problem group.The U.S. Department of Commerce said that the first meeting of the newly established working group was held on Tuesday in China, and the US Department of Commerce, Axel Rhoder, was responsible for export law enforcement, attended the meeting.
Raymond said on Monday that such communication platforms will reduce misunderstandings about US national security policies and add: "We will not compromise or negotiate about national security issues."
