[Liz]

SOURCE https://www.zimbio.com/photos/Antonio+Villaraigosa/ Xi+Jinping/zH6PPeh8wz0/Chinese+Vice+President+Attends+LA+Lakers+Game

In This Photo: Jerry Brown, Antonio Villaraigosa, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Xi Jinping Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (2nd L), California Gov. Jerry Brown (2nd R), Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (R) and DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg (2nd Row, R) attend the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns NBA basketball game at Staples Center on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Xi wrapped up his five-day visit to the U.S. by attending the Lakers game.

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[LouieFisk]

Would be nice if movies were the only thing they got America over a barrel on.
We’re just lucky “Communist” China is such an ultra-capitalist nation that they’re as dependent on the US as a customer as much as we are on Chinese needing goods and services.
Kind of an economic Mexican standoff at play - works in a sick symbiotic way. Until it all hits the fan.

[Cecily]

China can have all the sports and entertainment dreck. I’m surprised Hollyweird hasn’t figured out a way to outsource most of the entertainment industry jobs to China.

[aquila48]

They learned that (dictating what can and cannot be seen or head) from us. They’re just doing it more effeciently now.