Why Hollywood and China's relationship may be changing

Some US films do better in China than at home and there is an appetite for different film genres among the Chinese

Shark movie The Meg (above), a US-China co-production, earned more in China than in the United States last year.
Shark movie The Meg (above), a US-China co-production, earned more in China than in the United States last year. PHOTO: WARNER BROS
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A recent gathering of entertainment industry players and observers - including former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd and Ms Zhang Wei, president of China's Alibaba Pictures - suggests Hollywood and China may be rethinking their relationship.

The Straits Times looks at the dynamics of the Hollywood-China relationship.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 16, 2019, with the headline Why Hollywood and China's relationship may be changing. Subscribe