Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Jan. 19 called on US businesses to help boost trade relations between the rival countries in a meeting with Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla and a member of Trump’s incoming administration, in Washington. Why it matters: The meeting came just a day before Donald Trump took office for his second term as President of the United States on Monday at the US Capitol. Han, who represented China at Trump’s inauguration, used the visit to also meet with new US Vice President JD Vance, as well as business leaders from US companies such as FedEx and Visa, according to a Bloomberg report. Musk, owner of social media platform X, responded by saying Tesla is ready to deepen investment in and cooperation with China, playing a positive role in strengthening US-China trade relations. Trump on Monday withdrew the US from the Paris climate agreement, doubling down on fossil fuels, and reversing America’s contribution to climate change policy and clean energy governmental promotion.