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China: Why patriotism won’t save the Chinese film industry

Imagethief comments on Han Sanping, Chairman of the government-backed China Film Group’s call for more patriotism in Chinese movies: If Han Sanping truly loves the Chinese film industry he should therefore do everything in his power to ensure that... ...full story at Global Voices

from Global Voices on Wed, Sep 05 2007

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