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Hollywood Still Grovelling to China – Los Angeles Times

Studios got to access an enormous and fast-growing market, and China’s citizens got to enjoy America’s blockbusters


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A man rides an escalator past a poster for "The Battle of Lake Changjin II", a local production that dominates China's box office. Photo: AFP

 

For decades, Hollywood executives portrayed their relationship with China as being mutually beneficial, the Los Angeles Times reported. Studios got to access an enormous and fast-growing market, and China’s citizens got to enjoy America’s blockbusters.

And after decades of Hollywood studios kowtowing to an authoritarian government, it’s become increasingly clear that China is gaining an advantage in that fight, while using weapons supplied by America.

Read the full report: Los Angeles Times

 

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George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.

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