Zhang Yimou’s latest movie, The Heroes of Nanking, starring Christian Bale, is trying to break into the U.S. market, which other Chinese films, including Jiang Wen’s Let the Bullets Fly, have failed to do. From the...
Read MoreThe new Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail link is the newest source of pride for Chinese engineers and officials. On Monday, the Ministry of Railways hosted 250 journalists for ride on the train before its public opening on...
Read MoreSince April 2011, the “independent candidates” movement has been gathering steam in Chinese cyberspace and in real society. Over 100 people have announced they will run for local elections this year. Among them, Cao...
Read MoreCaixin notes that China’s already lucrative online gaming industry is awash with government subsidies: Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd (NASDAQ:SNDA), China’s largest Internet gaming operator, booked 313 million...
Read MoreChina’s growing influence is reaching Hollywood. American filmmakers are now factoring in the China market when making movies. This move may have long-term consequences with regard to the content of movies, especially...
Read MoreTwo recent articles describe different points of friction between China and the global trade system: Beijing’s foot-dragging in complying with current agreements, and the possible effects of China’s rise on the...
Read MoreFollowing China’s failure to meet a WTO deadline on relaxing cultural import controls, The Guardian describes the Chinese film industry’s fears of “colonisation” if Hollywood movies flood in: The 20...
Read MoreUS trade officials and industry bodies expressed disappointment at China’s failure to relax controls on foreign media imports by the WTO’s March 19 deadline. From the Los Angeles Times: The “U.S. government is...
Read MoreDragon’s Laugh (龙颜大悦) is an online volunteer production group that puts together weekly mash-up videos to distribute online. In operation since June 2010, the group of over 300 volunteers has put together 39 videos. These videos...
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Times tells the story of a major Hollywood studio that has digitally altered a film, the remake of Red Dawn, to remove the Chinese bad guys and replace them with North Korean bad guys: When MGM decided a few...
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