780: Chris Fenton | China's Harrowing Hold Over Hollywood - a podcast by Jordan Harbinger

Chris Fenton (@TheDragonFeeder) is an expert on China's influence over Hollywood and how the Chinese government pressures American movie studios into creating soft power propaganda. He is the author of Feeding the Dragon: Inside the Trillion-Dollar Dilemma Facing Hollywood, the NBA, and American Business.

What We Discuss with Chris Fenton:

• How China exerts influence over the Hollywood movie industry.


• The strategies that are used to make movies and commercials relevant to the Chinese public — and ensure they're pushing the Chinese government's political agenda.


• How international film edits differ from Chinese film edits.


• What the Chinese government does to punish Hollywood studios that won't play ball.


• Why leverage doesn't have to be a one-way street, and how Hollywood can push back against Chinese politics.


• And much more...

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