An ‘American Factory’ in the Era of Global Capitalism

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What a new documentary can — and can’t — tell us about the challenges faced by the workers of the world. Read More

China Reacts to Fox, CGTN Anchors’ Trade War Debate

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Aside from quibbles over whether interruptions were due to satellite delay or poor manners, many in China agree the exchange was productive for both sides. Read More

More Hollywood Movies Destined for China Cinemas ‘Likely’: Report

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Just as China has been using restrictions on South Korean entertainment imports as a stick to express its displeasure over that country's preparations to deploy an American defensive missile system, permitting more Hollywood films to be imported on a revenue-sharing basis would be an easily-deployed carrot to offer the United States, as the two sides seek to improve commercial ties after their presidents met in the US last week. Read More

China Newspaper Calls Production Gap with Hollywood ‘Embarrassing’

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A China nationalist, state-run newspaper editorial has decried the quality of film production in the country and called the gap between foreign movies and Chinese ones "embarrassing." Read More

Korean Movies Face Beijing International Film Festival Ban: Report

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Hollywood should take note that the current freeze on Korean films, television, and popular music could similarly be employed against American entertainment if a trade war or other dispute between China and the US emerged. Read More

In ‘Maineland,’ Chinese High School Kids Live the American Dream

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The director of Maineland, Wang Miao, knows the children’s struggles all too well. Wang grew up in Beijing and, at the age of 12, immigrated to the U.S. with her family. Read More