Hollywood's China romance withers faster, says mak_robyn:
HONG KONG, Aug 23 - Hollywood's China fantasy is waking up to ugly political realities. Films like Disney's
Hollywood has spent decades wooing the Chinese market with mixed success. Lucrative franchises such as the "Fast & Furious" and the "Marvel Cinematic Universe", hugely popular in the country, have been meticulously tailored and sanitised to appease both local audiences and censors. Despite that, bureaucrats in Beijing have yet to roll out the red carpet.
The holdup comes amid a renewed censorship campaign that has targeted everything from video games to karaoke songs to online videos. President Xi Jinping also wants to reduce foreign cultural influence in China: authorities have restricted foreigners from live-streaming on video apps, cut cooperation with educational institutions abroad, and prevented Chinese students from studying with overseas tutors via online services.
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