PressureonChinatoopenupairdistributiontoforeignsystems

The US secretary of commerce has called on China to reconsider its position on the ban on overseas Global Distribution Systems from operating in the country.

Penny Pritzker, in what is likely to be one of her last keynote speeches ahead of a new administration taking office in January 2017, says a joint commission on commerce and trade wants to maintain its pressure on Chinese officials so that the GDSs can obtain access to the enormous market in the country.

She adds:

“We will continue to work with industry and our Chinese partners to address market access issues, such as opening the sale of outbound travel in China to US companies and ensuring the ability of foreign global distribution services platform to operate in China.”