Headlines from China: Nominees for 35th China’s Hundred Flowers Film Awards Unveiled

Nominees for 35th China’s Hundred Flowers Film Awards Unveiled

Five 2019 blockbuster films, including “My People, My Country,” “Ne Zha” and “The Wandering Earth,” have been nominated in the best film category at the 35th Hundred Flowers Film Awards, a top film honor conferred every two years based on public voting results. The list of nominees was announced at a press conference in Beijing on Saturday. Nominations in other categories, such as best actor, actress, and director, have also been unveiled. The China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival this year will be held in Zhengzhou, central China’s Henan province from Sept. 24 to 26. A total of 101 audiences will vote to select the winner on Sept. 26 at the award ceremony. Read more zzgcy999

Updated Rules on Tech Exports Complicate TikTok Deal

On Friday, Beijing unveiled a newly revised catalog of technologies prohibited and restricted from export, incorporating new restrictions on artificial intelligence-related technologies, including algorithm-backed services such as those provided by ByteDance, the parent firm of video-sharing app TikTok. China’s updated technologies export rule has given Beijing “a precise lever” to raise concerns over technology transfer deals that could jeopardize the nation’s due rights and the lawful interests of Chinese companies overseas, according to legal experts. Read more Securities China