No country can come close to the amount of money Americans spend at the box office each year ... that is, until China came along. The US and Chinese film industries have a long intertwined history, with shifting power dynamics. Today on the show, we continue our week-long look at the movie business as we explore the on-and-off romance between Hollywood and China's film industries. Related episodes: Why aren't filmmakers shooting in LA? (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-arent-filmmakers-shooting-in-la/id1320118593?i=1000717211557">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/67jE1vNxoS2J6AEGMqdV6l?si=QMZPFgz8TYqCWP9iHdGtqw">Spotify</a>) Before La La Land there was Fort Lee, New Jersey (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/before-la-la-land-there-was-fort-lee-new-jersey/id1320118593?i=1000716879749">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6qkfwCRFpLvzWpth409jsL?si=HvhkhXY1RNKDSuXN8qrkbw">Spotify</a>) For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/">plus.npr.org</a>. Fact-checking by <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/g-s1-26724/sierra-juarez">Sierra Juarez</a>. Music by <a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/">Drop Electric</a>. Find us: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money">Newsletter</a>. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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