The answer, according to a growing number of U.S. officials and entertainment industry observers, is maybe. Dalian Wanda has already bought Legendary Entertainment (“Jurassic World”), along with the biggest cinema chain in the United States, and has set its sights on a “Big 6” Hollywood studio. If fully executed, this acquisition strategy could give Dalian Wanda, and by extension its patrons in Beijing, influence over not only the distribution of films but also their content. The same might happen to Dalian Wanda. It is not far-fetched to assume that China would seek to spread pro-regime propaganda via ownership of U.S. entertainment media.

Source: Washington Post October 05, 2016 23:37 UTC