Not sure why chuckee's comment here is dead. The point he makes is accurate:
>The common theme in these stories is that China presents a mostly united front (enforced by the CCP when necessary), while Western companies remain divided, even pitted against each-other [1], and are turned into beachheads for CCP influence.
>[1] Chinese government, which oversees the country’s entertainment industry, imposes a quota on international movies—34 a year [..] Foreign studios, Schwartz told me, lobby fiercely for their titles to be allowed entry.
>The common theme in these stories is that China presents a mostly united front (enforced by the CCP when necessary), while Western companies remain divided, even pitted against each-other [1], and are turned into beachheads for CCP influence.
>[1] Chinese government, which oversees the country’s entertainment industry, imposes a quota on international movies—34 a year [..] Foreign studios, Schwartz told me, lobby fiercely for their titles to be allowed entry.