The 18th US-China Joint Commission on commerce and trade took place this week in Xianghe.  One of the major outcomes was the Chinese banishment of imported Hollywood movies.  US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said “My understanding is that there is a suspension, which has happened in the past.”  Gutierrez said that the US is lobbying China to end the ban.  The commerce secretary goes on to say “the problem we have with movies, with films, is that there’s a limit…a quota on them, and we’d like to get that lifted.”

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