Commentary Over recent weeks, China’s Communist Party propaganda organs have been touting the massive success of NBCUniversal’s brand-new Beijing theme park. But why? As Xi Jinping continues to turn away from China’s forty-plus year policy of engaging and opening itself with democracies around the world, Hollywood’s esteemed intellectual property is now viewed harshly as propaganda from the West. Xi and his loyal Standing Committee have consistently unwelcomed America’s cultural hallmarks, particularly during China’s aggressive “looking inwards” campaign of recent years. One may surmise that money motivates the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) narrative. After all, the immediately successful park is owned 70 percent by China and only 30 percent by the U.S. company. Complementing the argument could be the vast commercial and residential real estate potential that results from such a lucrative and high-profile, cornerstone venture. Anyone visiting Disney’s equally thriving park in outer Shanghai can vouch for such intentions. There’s …
Should NBCUniversal Use Its Leverage Over China’s Communist Party?
October 13, 2021
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