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Gutierrez Signs U.S.-China Tourism Agreement to Boost Visits to U.S.

Beijing (Dec. 11)—Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will bring more customers to the U.S. tourism industry by facilitating group leisure travel from China to the United States and permit United States destinations to market themselves in China. The agreement between the United States and China was announced at the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) and is expected to be implemented in the spring of 2008. (Release) (JCCT Outcomes Fact Sheet)