On March 22, 2013, Wang Qishan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, met with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Great Hall of the People.

Wang highly appreciated Kissinger’s ​​historic contributions to the friendly exchanges between China and the United States. He said that China's development is faced with not only valuable opportunities, but many challenges. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; hardships and difficulties assist one to make accomplishments. The new leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Xi Jinping as general secretary will lead the Chinese people of all nationalities to adhere to a path of peaceful development while advancing socialism with Chinese characteristics and promoting reform and opening up. Wang said China and the United States are economically complementary to each other and their interests are closely interwoven. Their relationship has gone beyond the bilateral scope and become more and more globally influential, Wang said. It can be determined in an uncertain world that Sino-U.S. relations will move towards a direction of mutual respect and mutual benefit. To enhance China-U.S. relations, what really matters is not only words, but actions. The two sides should grasp the trend and make concrete moves to enhance communication and boost cooperation so as to push for sound development of China-U.S. cooperative partnership. Wang also briefed Kissinger on the CPC's efforts in discipline inspection.

Kissinger urged both sides to develop their ties from a long-term and strategic perspective and vowed to continue to contribute to the healthy development of bilateral relations.