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Elaine Chao Meets China's Han Zheng, Promotes Constructive Ties

7/5/2026

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Elaine Chao traveled to Beijing and met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on June 17 while Senator Mitch McConnell remained hospitalized.
China's embassy said the meeting underscored a commitment to strengthen bilateral relations and involved no official U.S. government business.
Han Zheng said the leaders agreed on a new vision of a constructive China-U.S. relationship based on strategic stability.

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Elaine Chao traveled to Beijing and met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on June 17 while Senator Mitch McConnell remained hospitalized.
China's embassy said the meeting underscored a commitment to strengthen bilateral relations and involved no official U.S. government business.
Han Zheng said the leaders agreed on a new vision of a constructive China-U.S. relationship based on strategic stability.