China will limit the number of American films imported from the USA. In the middle of the tariff battle
China is taking energetic measures against American films in the midst of growing Tariff confrontation Between the two nations.
China’s national film administration announced Thursday that it will begin to reduce the amount of American films allowed to be shown within China.
President Donald Trump has raised tariffs on Chinese imports to 145%, which includes the first levies related to 20%fentanyl. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Lin Jian, told journalists in an informative session on Thursday that the United States was using “tariffs as a weapon to exert maximum pressure and seek selfish profits.”
The authorities in China said “abuse of the United States [of] Tariffs on China inevitably will further reduce the favorability of the domestic audience towards American films. “
China Film said that “the market rules will continue, respect the choice of the audience and moderately reduce the number of imported American films.”
China, the second largest film market in the world, has served as a crucial audience for Hollywood box office successes, and the amount of films imported to China has increased over the years.
A combo that includes “NE ZHA 2” movie tickets, Food and Drinks is launched in a cinema on March 2, 2025 in Hong Kong, China.
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In 2012, then Vice President Joe Biden and then Vice President Xi Jinping of China Agreed an agreement allowing access to the Chinese public to a greater number of American films. According to VarietyThe agreement was not encoded until 2015 when both nations agreed to increase the number of income exchange films imported from 20 to 34 films per year.
During the pandemic, domestic tastes began to change in China when the public went to local films.
Earlier this year, the Chinese animated film “Ne Zha 2” won more than $ 1.9 billion at the global box office, which makes it the seventh highest grossing film of all time, according to According to the numbers, A data website of the film industry that tracks box office income.
