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China plans US$2 billion film studio and ‘One Belt, One Road’ theme park

Complexes to be built in Chongqing with the park named after President Xi Jinping’s programme to increase nation’s economic and cultural ties overseas

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China’s government has announced plans to build a US$2 billion film studio as part of a national push to expand its cultural influence.

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The studio in the southwest municipality of Chongqing will include a theme park and tourist attractions, state media reported late on Sunday. Construction will begin early next year and is expected to cost 15 billion yuan (HK$16.8 billion).

Officials say they have operating agreements already with several foreign partners. The state-run Xinhua News Agency said the park would include tie-ins with gaming and online entertainment.
A child walks past a movie poster outside the China Movie Museum in Beijing. China is becoming an increasingly powerful player in the global film industry. Photo: AP
A child walks past a movie poster outside the China Movie Museum in Beijing. China is becoming an increasingly powerful player in the global film industry. Photo: AP

The park will be named after President Xi Jinping’s signature “One Belt, One Road” programme, a multibillion-dollar effort to deepen China’s economic and cultural ties with its western and southern neighbours reaching as far as east Africa.

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