REPORT: China Considering Ban On Hollywood Films

The Hollywood Reporter reports:

The U.S. film industry so far has escaped direct retaliation from countries hit by President Donald Trump‘s globe-spanning tariffs, thanks to theatrical film releases and streaming platforms being categorized as services rather than physical goods. But Hollywood’s luck in China, the world’s second-largest film market, could soon run out, according to statements issued Tuesday by two influential public figures in the country.

Two widely followed Chinese bloggers posted an identical set of measures that local authorities are said to be mulling in response to Trump’s 54 percent tariffs on all Chinese goods, which the president vowed to increase to 104 percent if Beijing didn’t back down from a pledge to match the current U.S. tariff rate. The list of mooted moves includes “reducing or banning the import of U.S. films,” as well as increasing tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods and U.S. services, among other countermeasures.

Read the full article. Don’t expect a lot of outrage from the cult, since they believe that Hollywood is full of literal blood-drinking Satanists.

China Mulling Ban on Hollywood Film Releases in Response to Trump Tariffs (Report) https://t.co/yY9r4FeaQ3

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) April 8, 2025