Two widely followed Chinese public figures — one an editor for a state media outlet, the other the son of a former party chief — released identical outlines on Tuesday of countermeasures Chinese authorities are said to be considering in response to Trump’s tariffs.

  • Kairos
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    731 month ago

    That would actually be a net positive as films wouldn’t be censored to appease daddy China.

    Also films would have lower budgets.

    • fox [comrade/them]
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      331 month ago

      Thank goodness they’re taking the politics out of movies!

      Takes a billion dollars to portray the US military as really cool and badass

      • Kairos
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        31 month ago

        False dichotomy. Not being censored by China doesn’t mean being funded/influenced by the US.

    • @[email protected]
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      111 month ago

      Imagine if we had gotten a storm trooper turned Jedi instead of yet another desert orphan for the star wars sequels, like all the promotional materials before the first movie seemed to hint at.

    • Oniononon
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      41 month ago

      Also as hollywood gets dunked upon, other film industries have a chance of growth.