On April 18, 2024, Vice President Han Zheng met with Mayor of San Francisco of the United States London Nicole Breed in Beijing.

Han Zheng said that President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden's historic meeting in San Francisco last November has established a future-oriented San Francisco vision and charted the way for the development of bilateral relations. President Xi Jinping pointed out that the vitality of China-U.S. relations comes from exchanges at sub-national levels. San Francisco has a profound bond with China and has long been at the forefront of California and the United States in terms of exchanges with China. Han Zheng expressed the hope that Mayor Breed's visit will further promote bilateral cooperation in economy and trade as well as science and technology, create highlights in cooperation on climate change response, increase personnel and cultural exchanges, enhance the friendship between the two peoples, and promote the sound and steady development of China-U.S. relations.

Breed said that the visit aims to implement the important common understandings reached between the two presidents at their San Francisco summit and promote the development of bilateral relations through sub-national and non-governmental exchanges. San Francisco will continue its commitment to strengthening personnel exchanges and practical cooperation with China in various fields, and stands ready to play a positive role in the sound and steady development of U.S.-China relations.