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Hollywood and China's Toxic Romance Is Over - And the Rebound’s Gonna Be Weird

Hollywood and China's Toxic Romance Is Over - And the Rebound’s Gonna Be Weird

The Rise and Fall of Cinema’s Star-Crossed, Multibillion-Dollar Love Affair

Apr 25, 2025
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Zhang Ziyi in Hero (2002) - Miramax and Beijing New Picture Film

In May 2021, John Cena appeared before his 14 million Weibo followers, looking like a hostage. While on press duty for Fast & Furious 9, the WWE superstar-turned-actor-turned-human protein smoothie accidentally committed what Beijing considers high treason: he called Taiwan a country.

“I mad…

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