The Founding of a Republic

China: The Founding of a Republic

An online debate is burbling over the patriotic blockbuster, The Founding of the Republic, as netizens have dug out information on the impressive cast of stars who lent their names to the project, and discovered that several of...

Beijing Plugs Patriotic Films Ahead of Anniversary

AFP reports on a government effort to get citizens to show their patriotism by going to the movies: Beijing cinemas will hand out nearly a million free movie coupons to encourage citizens to watch patriotic films as China tries...

China’s Birthday Movie has Many Seeing Red

Asia Times reports on the controversy over Jianguo Daye (Lofty Ambitions of Founding a Republic), a patriotic blockbuster being produced for the 60th anniversary of the PRC: The current stir is over whether ethnic Chinese actors...

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