BEIJING: A flurry of private Chinese investment into Hollywood should prompt Beijing to loosen its restrictions on US film imports, the mayor of Los Angeles said as he urged officials to raise the country’s annual cap on foreign films.
Hollywood producers, eager to build ties to the world’s second largest film market, have embraced an influx of Chinese capital in recent years, leading to a series of high-profile partnerships. Chinese authorities have gradually raised the annual quota of foreign films to 34 but state censors still keep a firm grip over what may be shown.