China - A combined frustration with the US’s arms sales to Taiwan, ongoing trade disputes, and the success of American films at the box office have led to a ban on Hollywood films by the Chinese government, The Independent reports. The ban might last until May.

But China’s State Administration of Radio Film & Television, which approves foreign films submitted to run in the country, denied the ban. "There's no such thing. We've never heard anything about this," a spokesman said. According to The Independent, the order “came from high up.”

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