Xinhua (January 14) publicised Chinese President Xi Jinping's reply of January 6 to Howard Schultz, Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors of Starbucks Corporation of the United States, encouraging him and Starbucks to continue to play an active role in promoting Sino-US economic and trade cooperation and the development of bilateral relations. In letter, Xi Jinping emphasized that "under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, the 1.4 billion Chinese people" and China have "embarked on a new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way, which will provide a broader space for companies from all over the world, including Starbucks and other American companies, to develop in China". He hoped "that Starbucks will make active efforts to promote Sino-US economic and trade cooperation and the development of bilateral relations". Earlier, Schultz had addressed a letter to President Xi Jinping congratulating China on the completion of a well-off society under his leadership and "expressing his respect for the Chinese people and Chinese culture".
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