“”Hollywood is now pushing back,” says Fenton. “The market is simply not worth the aggravation
anymore in attempting to please Chinese censors.””
Tide is turning!
#TopGun
#TomCruise
Risks Upsetting China With Taiwan Flag on Jacket
My latest op-Ed:
"TikTok provides Beijing an ability 2 understand, control, & influence Americans well beyond simply Hollywood content. In fact, the platform is much more damaging in how it shapes the opinions & perspectives of adults under 30."
#TikTok
“My conversation w/
#EnesKanter
was real short & sweet... We’re always going 2 support any of r players & their right to
#freespeech
& expression...
That’s the way it’s been (w/
#Celtics
) & that’s the way it’ll continue 2 b.”
@BCCoachStevens
BRAVO!!!
“Washington should be helping U.S. companies get out of China, not helping them to get in. We should do more to confront China’s economic aggression, not less.”
Well said
@joshrogin
!
@DerekScissors1
w/ great insight too!!
“TikTok is about free speech (WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS) and innovation (UNDER XI), the epitome of libertarian (COMMUNIST) and free market (CENTRALLY PLANNED) ideals.
The idea of banning
#TikTok
is an anathema to everything I believe.”
#Yass
Hmmm..
@JoeXu
I’m a fan of
#JohnCena
.
Produced his comedy
#Blockers
.
This issue is systemic.
& I’ve been extremely vocal about that.
No one actor can fix it, & Cena is complying w/ his contract.
This
#CCP
problem must b addressed industry-wide, across all industries, & as nation!
Now!
I’ll probably be the first from my
#Hollywood
community to say this...
FIGHT FOR FREEDOM!
STAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF CHINA...
I’m hopeful others will join me...
It’s time!!
@dmorey
#HumanRights
Elon Musk said Beijing sought assurances that he would never provide satellite internet access through his company Starlink in China as he has in Ukraine.
@FT
@BethanyAllenEbr
And his response was???
"The US is violating the principles of market economy and international trade rules in considering a ban on Chinese citizens buying property in the US."
Hmmm...
I don't believe Americans can own land in China either, so this seems fair.
"Fenton knows, 'at least one major Hollywood studio is projecting ZERO REVENUE for China now when they green-light movies.
It's now impossible to factor in the whims of the Chinese government at any given moment.'"
@michelletoh_
@jaketapper
@AynneKokas
“BBC StoryWorks, has years-long ties 2 China & is making money producing sponsored content 4 the Chinese propaganda machine & country’s biggest companies.”
@Jake_Kanter
@DeadlineNancy
True & brave journalism!
Well done
@DEADLINE
!
“Taiwan is hesitant to use Starlink’s services for fear of Musk’s close ties with China.”
@elonmusk
, should Taiwan be hesitant?
#tesla
#Taiwan
and
#China
are united by their suspicion of
#Elon
Musk
"Chinese companies have found a way to earn the “Made in Mexico” tag to essentially capitalize on the duty-free bloc.
This clearly undercuts Washington’s nearshoring strategy of diversifying supply chains to places closer to the U.S."
Hmmm...
It's on bookshelves today!
FEEDING THE DRAGON: Inside the Trillion Dollar Dilemma Facing
#Hollywood
, the
#NBA
, &
#American
Business!
I will be talking
#China
all day. Enjoy the read!
"
#TikTok
said it would allow Chinese staff remote access to personal data of its European users just days after a senior U.S. regulator called for the social media phenomenon to be banned."
Ban it!!!
TikTok admits China staff can access user data
“Using the “
#NBA
as a platform, or sports to convey these human rights messages, is just magical. Because now suddenly, it is a topic for every NBA fan in America and around the world.””
@badiucao
#EnesKanter
#China
#CCP
#HumanRights
"The NBA's stated principles were butting up against the realities of doing business in China.
"I think the NBA was caught with its feet in two boats, and both were separating," Fenton said."
@markfwespn
NBA's uneasy China relationship
"Did
#Biden
drop the ball on
#TikTok
and
#China
?
An explosive report from BuzzFeed raises more questions about whether TikTok, the Chinese-owned video app, exposes the personal information of Americans to Beijing."
@andrewrsorkin
@nytimes
#India
banned it. We should too!
She will be in the US...
Don’t tell us what we can or cannot do on our soil!
China vows retaliation if Kevin McCarthy meets Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen
“China warned it would take strong measures if Speaker Pelosi visited Taiwan.”
Think about that for a moment...
One country,
#China
, dictating whether the
#USA
can visit another,
#Taiwan
!
Doesn’t work that way!
Not anymore!
On the lighter side, I thought this was fun - though I'm a bit depressed I recognized almost all of them (love the blue light special!)...
If You Recognize Any Of These 35 Pictures, Congratulations! You Are Officially Old via
@davestopera
“
@EnesKanter
said Wednesday he recently spoke with
#NBA
Commissioner
#AdamSilver
about his campaign against
#China
’s
#humanrights
violations, and that Silver told him the league stands with him in his protest.”
If true, NBA may be in real trouble w/
#CCP
!
Markets not yet understanding the magnitude of
#Pelosi
visiting
#Taiwan
.
No matter what, business in/with
#China
will never be the same - whether as CONSUMER MARKET, MANUFACTURER, or SUPPLY CHAIN provider.
Investors & C-suites must wake-up to this new reality...
"Taiwan's government says that as the island has never been ruled by the People's Republic of China, its sovereignty claims are void."
Well said...
Taiwan denounces China's peaceful 'reunification' pledge
The hubris!
The banks must tell Beijing to F-off!
America’s not putting up w/ this anymore!
China told US banks like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan to avoid publishing politically sensitive research ahead of a key Communist Party summit, report says
Why do I care so much about
#China
's influence over
#Hollywood
& the
#NBA
?
Because it affects America's National Security!
Every semester I lecture at
@NWC_NDU
.
Beijing's challenge to the United States seems more dire with each visit.
And this time is surely no exception!!
"Although Fenton... is a respected member of the Hollywood community w/ a Washington presence, his case was seen as something of a David vs. Goliath struggle."
My family & I thank you all for the outpouring of support!
We are both humbled & inspired!!
“Every single one of our clients would like to stop manufacturing in China, and people say, ‘Why don’t they?’
There’s a million reasons why it’s just not that easy.”
@danharris
We rang the alarm rang for years...
Now it’s finally being heard.
“What if Xi does not want the Russia Ukraine war to end any time soon, because it is exhausting US and Nato's weapons stockpiles, and that will make it even harder for the US to respond to a military move on Taiwan?”
@niubi
Great question!
And we probably know the answer...
“Many questioned why Zhu, an American-born skater, was picked to represent China at the expense of an athlete born in the country.”
Fair weather friends...
Soon
#WhereIsZhuYi
???
@benshapiro
@JohnCena
@KingJames
I’m a fan of
#JohnCena
.
Produced his comedy
#Blockers
.
This issue is systemic.
& I’ve been extremely vocal about that.
No one actor can fix it, & Cena is complying w/ his contract.
This
#CCP
problem must b addressed industry-wide, across all industries, & as nation!
Now!
“TikTok shareholders who 'make any critical, adverse or disparaging statement' about the company risk having their entire holdings seized.”
Another reason to pass the Bill!
"Mark Warner, one of the most senior Democrats in US Congress, said he harboured deep concerns about the privacy and national security risks of popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok."
#NationalSecurity
is not a Red or Blue issue.
Ban
#TikTok
!!!
“If China can no longer deliver top-tier box office for Hollywood tentpoles, especially as most films return just 25% of the gross to the studios, there’s little reason for Tinseltown to aggressively court the marketplace.”
@ScottMendelson
True!
"China will hold those who support "Taiwan independence" criminally liable for life."
Wow!!!
Does the
#CCP
have a prison that can hold 7,000,000,000 people?
#China
spurs
#Taiwan
anger with criminal liability threat for independence supporters
“We must immediately address national security concerns derived from China’s digital authoritarianism, & I look forward 2 working w/
@ThirdWayNatSec
2 find vital solutions 2 America’s most pressing global challenge.”
Boom!
@JaysonBrowder
Yes!!!!!!!!!
So much better than
#Chengdu
#China
!!!!
Way to step-up
#Intel
!!!!
Intel to Invest at Least $20 Billion in Ohio Chip-Making Facility - WSJ
“Disturbing reports that China has been hiring retired Western air force pilots to train its military.”
What’s the definition of “treason” again?
#nationalsecurity
“Despite speaking out on issues such as Black Lives Matter, the
#NBA
has stayed silent on
#China
—
— highlighting its struggle in balancing player activism with the lucrative Chinese market...
...NBA made me do this.””
@EnesKanter
@disclosetv
I’m a fan of
#JohnCena
.
Produced his comedy
#Blockers
.
This issue is systemic.
& I’ve been extremely vocal about that.
No one actor can fix it, & Cena is complying w/ his contract.
This
#CCP
problem must b addressed industry-wide, across all industries, & as nation!
Now!
@nytimes
I’m a fan of
#JohnCena
.
Produced his comedy
#Blockers
.
This issue is systemic.
& I’ve been extremely vocal about that.
No one actor can fix it, & Cena is complying w/ his contract.
This
#CCP
problem must b addressed industry-wide, across all industries, & as nation!
Now!
“Producer Chris Fenton, who serves as an advisor to the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party chaired by Gallagher, stated that the meeting touched on film quotas, pre-meditated censorship, revenue sharing and more.”
A good start.
#hopeful
“”Who owns
#China
? It’s owned by ‘red bloodlines,’” referring to families of
#CCP
revolutionary elders.
Wealthy entrepreneurs, “are like super salarymen,” working on behalf of the true owners of the country, the revolutionary elite.””
#DesmondShum
Consider the big data of Americans harvested by
#Beijing
from
#TikTok
& their amplified capabilities of
#AI
application ten years from now...
Just saying...
#India
banned the app. So should the U.S.!
How China Is Policing the Future
“Chinese authorities pay trawlers large sums of money, more than they can make through fishing, to anchor for at least 280 days a year to enforce Beijing's claim on the islands.”
Sea-Squatting...
“And any repeat of the pulled “Simpsons” episode will kick-start intense scrutiny.
“Now it’s really dangerous for a studio to fix their Beijing problem because everyone outside China is watching,” Fenton says.””
@TatianaSiegel27
@Variety
Has anyone explained why it's beneficial for American interests to allow Beijing-controlled companies continued access to US capital markets???
The U.S. and China are one step closer to preventing stocks like Alibaba from delisting. What to watch next
“This is perhaps Beijing’s way of signaling to the West that they may not be very happy with how things are going."
Junior High School Diplomacy...
China takes back pandas from zoos in U.S., U.K.
“Their presence mostly wiped clean from the country's internet -- so complete is their erasure, it has been likened by fans online to the formation of a black hole following the collapse of a star.”
#China
#CCP
#Totalitarian
#communism
#freedom
"US officials go further, arguing that Chinese authorities have decided as a matter of policy 2 foster the drug trade in the Americas in order to destabilize the region and spread corruption, addiction and death here."
hmmm...
Gangster & Money Laundering
“Beijing has created “civilian-military fusion,”- any technological advance in the civilian market must b applied directly 2 the military sphere. & they courted & seduced powerful people in USA’s tech industry to willingly play along.”
@peterschweizer
?
Can we stop with the “developing nation” label for
#China
please??
WTO?
China, India and Other Developing Nations Seek $1.3 Trillion a Year in Climate Finance - WSJ
"The Chinese side didn’t provide “anything that provides any kind of credible explanation as to what this balloon was,” a senior State Department official said."
So surprising...
via
@WSJ
“Chinese companies have successfully burrowed into the U.S. media ecosystem with little to no pushback from U.S. regulators, particularly when it comes to radio stations.”
We are one China, and
#Taiwan
is part of China. This is an indisputable fact supported by
#history
and the
#law
. Here are some excerpts from China’s latest white paper on
#Taiwan
. Read and know more:
“Police found notes in Chou’s car indicating that he did not believe Taiwan should be an independent state separate from China.”
Oh man...
Church shooting suspect tied to pro-China group
“It’s almost like [Chinese company Bytedance] recognize[s] that technology’s influencing kids’ development, and they make their domestic version a spinach TikTok, while they ship the opium version to the rest of the world,” says Tristan Harris.
“Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Missiles and Defense won’t be able to conduct trade relating to China or make any new investments in the country.”
Why did we allow key national-security-related companies to do this in the first place?
“If the economy — if 40% of the population is locked down or 40% of GDP in the country is locked down — you could talk all you want about stimulus, but what are you going to stimulate?"
@ChinaBeigeBook
“TikTok, a platform rooted deep into the fabric of American youth culture, is at the forefront of this transformation. It’s not merely a SM app; it’s a potent tool of influence, information, data collection, commerce, & creativity.” Me
Beijing controlled!
The genocidal Chinese government and the insecure tyrant behind it all
XI JINPING must not be allowed to host the upcoming Winter Olympics.
Say NO to
@Beijing2022
!!
#FreedomShoes
#NoBeijing2022
“If u want to pursue a career of performing arts, u must always follow the rule of law, keep bottom-line of morality.”
“Otherwise, once u touch the red line of law and morality, u will reach the ‘finish line’ of the road of performing arts.”
#XiJinping
#SteveBannon
tells
@MariaBartiromo
:
@realDonaldTrump
is a war leader.
We need to stop playing games with the
#CCP
today, stop being a supplicant.
If they don't turn over every piece of evidence on the
#CCPVirus
, we must cut them off, sanction individuals.
WATCH 👇
“The decision comes as a blow to Beijing’s efforts to bring fugitives back to China.”
Bravo Italy!!!
Italian supreme court blocks extradition to China after landmark human rights ruling
"
#Hollywood
has LESS TO FEAR from losing the
#Chinese
marketplace than it might have thought.
And, perhaps just as important,
#America
’s movie studios can reclaim the moral high ground as CHAMPIONS OF AMERICAN VALUES at home."
Well said,
@SonnyBunch
!
“More than 2,600 officials at agencies from Commerce to the Treasury Department, during both GOP & Democratic administrations, disclosed stock investments in companies while those same companies were lobbying their agencies for favorable policies.”
WTF!
"Chinese employees do have access to US user data. She reiterated that
#TikTok
has said it would “under no circumstances … give that data to China” & denied TikTok is in any way influenced by
#China
."
Obviously
#CCP
has no influence over its citizens!