Daily Marauder

China is no longer showing American films in its cinemas, in an apparent trade dispute with the United States, according to Hollywood execs and U.S. government officials. The action may be in retaliation for U.S. pressure on the nation to more strictly enforce its intellectual property rights. (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/12/business/smallbusiness/12film.html 12/12)

A billboard advertising a U.S. movie in Beijing in November. Foreign films typically account for nearly half of the China box office revenue. (Kevin Lee/Bloomberg News)

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