SHANGHAI, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. companies deserve "fair access" to Chinese government contracts and transparent rules from the big Asian economy, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday, pressing for greater commercial access.
Speaking in Shanghai a day before the start of a high-level Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing, Clinton stressed the importance of U.S. economic concerns for relations with China.
"Transparency in rule making and standard setting, non-discrimination, fair access to sales to private sector and government purchasers alike, the strong enforcement of intellectual property rights are all vitally important in the 21st century global economy," Clinton told an audience in Shanghai. "American companies want to compete in China."
(Reporting by Arshad Mohammed; Writing by Chris Buckley)
