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Amid ongoing US-China trade war, Beijing mulls over potential ban of Hollywood films

Beijing, Apr 9 (UNI) After US President Donald Trump’s imposition of 34 percent ‘reciprocal tariffs’ on China and the threat of a 104% increase after Bejing's retaliation, the Asian giant is mulling over a potential ban of Hollywood films in China.
So far, the US film industry has avoided the repercussions of the ongoing trade war between the two economic superpowers, though Trump’s escalation may lose Hollywood its second biggest customer -the Chinese market.
With trade relations between Washington and Beijing spiralling out of control, two widely followed Chinese bloggers posted an identical set of measures that local authorities are said to be mulling in response to Trump’s 34% tariff increase on Chinese exports, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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