摘要
Director of China’s National Tourism Administration Shao Qiwei and U.S.Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez signed the Sino-U.S.memorandum of under- standing(MOU)on tourism in Beijing on December 11, marking a new area of cooperation between the two countries. According to the MOU,Chinese tourists will be able to travel to the United States in groups on tourist visas. Currently,the United States issues only business visas to Chinese citizens.The United States also has a