am ▁Independent ▁Film ▁Awards ▁ ▁Houston ▁Film ▁Crit ics ▁Society ▁ ▁Jup iter ▁Awards ▁ ▁London ▁Film ▁Crit ics ' ▁Circle ▁ ▁MTV ▁Movie ▁Awards ▁ ▁People ' s ▁Cho ice ▁Awards ▁ ▁Sat ellite ▁Awards ▁ ▁Sat urn ▁Awards ▁ ▁S cre am ▁Awards ▁ ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Film ▁Crit ics ▁Association ▁ ▁Te en ▁Cho ice ▁Awards ▁ ▁V ancouver ▁Film ▁Crit ics ▁Circle ▁ ▁Women ▁in ▁Film ▁Cry stal ▁+ ▁Lucy ▁Awards ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bl unt , ▁Em ily <0x0A> </s> ▁There ▁are ▁bil ater al ▁treat ies ▁that ▁govern ▁av iation ▁rights ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁China , ▁which ▁cover ▁both ▁passenger ▁services ▁and ▁cargo ▁services . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁has ▁liberal ▁av iation ▁agre ements ▁with ▁many ▁countries ▁but ▁not ▁China , ▁Japan , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁and ▁some ▁South ▁American ▁countries . ▁However , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁" open ▁sk ies " ▁agreement ▁between ▁China ▁and ▁the ▁US , ▁which ▁generally ▁refers ▁to ▁an ▁agreement ▁that ▁allows ▁un rest rict ed ▁fl ights ▁between ▁countries . ▁The ▁current ▁US - Ch ina ▁treat y ▁spec ifies ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁fl ights ▁permitted . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁highly ▁reg ulated ▁nature ▁of ▁awards ▁for ▁route ▁authority ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁and ▁the ▁strict ▁limits ▁on ▁number ▁of ▁fl ights , ▁the ▁application ▁process ▁is ▁compet itive . ▁US ▁air lines ▁have ▁sought ▁to ▁gain ▁support ▁from ▁local ▁polit icians ▁and ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁to ▁influence ▁the ▁US ▁government ▁into ▁award ing ▁routes . ▁ ▁Current ▁passenger