On December 12, 2023, Vice President Han Zheng met with Chair of the Board of Directors of the Rio Tinto Group Dominic Barton in Beijing.

Han Zheng said that since the beginning of this year, China's economy has picked up on the whole, China is still a major contributor to world economic growth, and the Chinese side is fully confident of achieving the GDP growth target. Adhering to the right direction of economic globalization, China will further deepen reform, expand opening-up, promote high-quality development, and work with other countries to address common challenges. The potential of China's economic development is still huge and there is still a lot of room for advancing new urbanization. The Rio Tinto Group is welcome to continue to deepen practical cooperation with China, share the new opportunities brought by China's development, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.

Dominic Barton spoke highly of China's achievements in economic and social development, and said that the Group is optimistic about China's economic growth potential, and will adhere to its long-term development strategy in China, continue to increase cooperation in economy and trade, technology, personnel and other aspects, and ensure the stable and smooth functioning of global industrial and supply chains.