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Hollywood’s craven currying of Chinese favor in exchange for a piece of its vast market rivals only that of Mark Zuckerberg’s ploys to get Facebook unblocked in China.
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Hollywood’s ("Hollywood" is the film industry in the US. ) rivals (to be compared to ) only that of Mark Zuckerberg’s (Zuckerberg is the founder of Facebook) ploys (tricks, schemes) to get Facebook unblocked in China (Zuckerberg wants lots and lots of new users - and China has a huge population) .
- Hollywood’s ("Hollywood" is the film industry in the US.
- ) rivals (to be compared to ) only that of Mark Zuckerberg’s (Zuckerberg is the founder of Facebook) ploys (tricks, schemes) to get Facebook unblocked in China (Zuckerberg wants lots and lots of new users - and China has a huge population) .
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Hollywood’s ("Hollywood" is the film industry in the US. ) craven currying of Chinese favor (When you curry someone's favor, you flatter them, give them little gifts and try to be their "best friend.") in exchange for a piece of its vast market (The reason for their currying favor is to be able to get access to Chinese movie-goers and fans.) rivals (to be compared to
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