Ted Cruz Gene Maddaus-Senior China Hollywood Texas film Department Bill Ted Cruz Gene Maddaus-Senior China Hollywood Texas

Ted Cruz Tries to Force Hollywood to Stand Up to Chinese Censorship

Reading now: 618
variety.com

By Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Sen. Ted Cruz wants to cut off Defense Department cooperation for Hollywood productions that allow Chinese authorities to censor their films.

The Texas Republican announced a bill on Tuesday that would bar the Pentagon from working with productions unless they commit not to alter their content to accommodate Chinese censors.

The bill would also forbid the Defense Department from working with U.S.-China co-productions, where the Chinese partner is subject to Chinese censorship standards.

In a statement, the senator warned that China is using its economic power to buy up media companies and to coerce U.S. companies to censor themselves. “The Chinese Communist Party spends billions and billions of dollars

Read more on variety.com
The website starsalert.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA