“I think I heard about worse things,” President Donald Trump said to the decision of China to reduce the imports of American films amid an escalating commercial battle.
The Chinese Film Administration said that it will reduce the number of films allowed to the country, which confirms the rumors this week as the United States and China raised the definitions of each other.
“The wrong procedure of the US government to abuse the customs tariffs on China will inevitably lead to an increase in the local public discrimination towards American films,” said the Film Administration in China in a statement. “We will follow the market rules, respect the selection of the public, and reduce the number of imported American films moderately.”
Trump has increased tariffs on goods from China to 145 %, after Beijing announced 84 % plans for American imports.
Trump's rejection may be due to a long contempt for many in the industry, who strongly supported its democratic competitors over the years. Before he took office for his second term, Trump named three supporters of the industry – Mail Gibson, Silvertter Stallone and John Voet – as “private ambassadors in Hollywood”, for the purpose of bringing the entertainment industry, “which has lost a lot of business over the past four years against foreign countries, back, and better, and stronger than ever!”
China has a share of 34 foreign films per year, with revenue sharing.
