What these two movies say about China today

Reviewing "The Wandering Earth" and "The Eight Hundred"

Dear fellow China watchers,

Hollywood has long been a significant weapon in the arsenal of American soft power, something that is recognised in China too. In the struggle for global supremacy, therefore, it is not a surprise that Beijing has targeted the industry, which it is doing in two ways.

First, is to ensure that Hollywood doesn’t mention anything t…