Film Trade Policy After Chinaʼs Entry Into the World Trade Organisation

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q1 AREA STUDIES

Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies Pub Date : 2025-11-30 DOI:10.1002/app5.70065

Lei Sun, Simon J. McKirdy

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Abstract

This study provides an in-depth analysis of Chinaʼs film trade policies following its accession to the World Trade Organisation in 2001. It examines the factors behind the limited international success of Chinese films. Through a corpus-based critical discourse analysis of nine national policy documents (2001–2020), the research investigates how the Chinese government has aimed to develop its domestic film industry while maintaining strict control over cultural trade. It finds a strategic shift toward a state-regulated socialist cultural market, employing mechanisms such as censorship, licensing, import quotas, and state monopolisation to mitigate the influence of global trade liberalisation. The study also highlights the governmentʼs use of film festivals and exhibitions as tools for political propaganda, aligning them with foreign policy objectives and promoting official ideology. These practices underscore the tension between Chinaʼs aspirations for cultural soft power and its reliance on state control, which may hinder the global appeal of Chinese films.

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中国加入世界贸易组织后的电影贸易政策

本研究对中国2001年加入世界贸易组织后的电影贸易政策进行了深入分析。它考察了中国电影在国际上有限成功背后的因素。通过基于语料库的九份国家政策文件（2001-2020）的批判性话语分析，本研究调查了中国政府如何在保持对文化贸易严格控制的同时，旨在发展其国内电影产业。它发现了向国家监管的社会主义文化市场的战略转变，利用审查、许可、进口配额和国家垄断等机制来减轻全球贸易自由化的影响。该研究还强调，政府将电影节和展览作为政治宣传的工具，使其与外交政策目标保持一致，并宣传官方意识形态。这些做法凸显了中国对文化软实力的渴望与对国家控制的依赖之间的紧张关系，这可能会阻碍中国电影在全球的吸引力。

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Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies AREA STUDIES-

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3.20

自引率

5.30%

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审稿时长

6 weeks

期刊介绍： Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies is the flagship journal of the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University. It is a peer-reviewed journal that targets research in policy studies in Australia, Asia and the Pacific, across a discipline focus that includes economics, political science, governance, development and the environment. Specific themes of recent interest include health and education, aid, migration, inequality, poverty reduction, energy, climate and the environment, food policy, public administration, the role of the private sector in public policy, trade, foreign policy, natural resource management and development policy. Papers on a range of topics that speak to various disciplines, the region and policy makers are encouraged. The goal of the journal is to break down barriers across disciplines, and generate policy impact. Submissions will be reviewed on the basis of content, policy relevance and readability.