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Wednesday, April 09, 2025

US Film Ban Among Tariff Responses Considered by China

www.thewrap.com: The global trade war sparked by Donald Trump’s tariffs may hit the box office soon, as two public figures in China released a list of countermeasures reportedly being measured by the country’s government that includes a possible ban on American-produced films.

1 comment:

Audra Lee Dobiesz said...

This is honestly such a bummer. And for what? Like what do we gain? What happened to freedom of speech? What happened to public media? What happened to the public domain? Is the public domain now only for the American public? I'm asking why but I know the answer it truly just very excruciatingly frustrating to constantly hear about. The craziest thing about this list of tariffs is the one about assisting the US on fentanyl control. Oh. wow. So. we are going to be at a greater risk of consuming fentanyl now.. Awesome! So cool!. I really dont understand why we have to tax art on top of everything else though. Its simply just disgusting. Also im using the term “art” here very softly anf liberally because one of the movies that tariffs will effect is the minecraft movie which is honestly the farthest thing from it. Im just grossed out and terribly salty now. Argh.