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780: Chris Fenton | China's Harrowing Hold Over Hollywood

The Jordan Harbinger Show

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Top Gun - Is That a Good Idea?

Paramount wanted what was really a propaganda movie for the West, but big explosive with a big movie star to play in China. When they saw the first cut of the film, they were like, oh, the Taiwanese flag is on there. Tencent said, hey, this is a problem for us. We might have to back out as far as financing is concerned. Ultimately the movie came out and never got released in China.

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