China welcomes deeper cooperation with U.S. firms, vice premier says

GE HealthCare Technologies

21/04/2026 15:17

BEIJING, April 21 (Reuters) - Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met with executives from two U.S. companies this week and said he welcomed more American firms deepening cooperation with China.

He told Peter Arduini, president and CEO of GE HealthCare GEHC.O, in Beijing on Tuesday that China would expand its opening up and foster a first-class business environment, state-run news agency Xinhua reported.

He said China welcomed more U.S. companies, including GE HealthCare, to "keep deepening mutually beneficial cooperation with China," according to Xinhua.

"China and the United States have broad space for cooperation and extensive common interests," He told a senior advisor of U.S. consulting firm Albright Stonebridge Group on Monday, according to Xinhua.

(Reporting by Yukun Zhang and Ryan Woo
Editing by Keith Weir)

((yukun.zhang@thomsonreuters.com))