He Lifeng pointed out during his meeting with a delegation of U.S. Congress members that China and the United States should take the important consensus reached by the two heads of state as a guidance to promote stable, healthy and sustainable development of bilateral economic and trade relations.

On the afternoon of September 22, He Lifeng, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, met with a delegation of US Congress members led by Smith at the Great Hall of the People. He Lifeng stated that on September 19, President Xi Jinping and President Trump had a phone call and reached important consensus, providing strategic guidance for the stable development of China-US relations in the next stage. China and the United States have vast areas of cooperation and wide-ranging common interests. It is hoped that the US side will communicate openly and sincerely with China in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, to promote the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of Sino-US economic and trade relations. It is hoped that US Congress members will actively build channels of communication, strengthen dialogue and exchange, and play a positive role in the common development of the two countries.