In 'Top Gun: Maverick', Tom Cruise plays a US Navy pilot taking his F -18 fighter jet on a dangerous mission The film was one of the biggest blockbusters of last year. But in China the government prohibited its screening Instead, from April 28th Chinese audiences can watch 'Born to Fly', a film about the People's Liberation Army Air Force pushing the limits of new Chinese jets China's efforts to beat America at the box office aren't always so blatant. But our analysis shows that, at least within China, they are succeeding I n 1986 Régis Debray , a French philosopher, wrote that 'there is more power in rock music, videos, blue jeans… than in the entire Red Army.

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