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Telling the Story of a Chinese Student’s Tragic Murder

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Since the 1980s, China’s harsh first emperor has become a popular subject for sensitive, revisionist......

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Plagiarizing Director’s Film Pulled From China’s Silver Screens

Some online are arguing that it would be unfair for an entire production to be punished because of o......

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With movie theaters mostly closed across the globe, China also became the world’s biggest box office......

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