Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-336) and index.

Introduction. From Paris Theater to Huaihai cinema : as the cinematic universe turns -- Global expansion and local protection : American and Chinese film industries from inception through the early 1930s -- Into the 1930s and 1940s : Hollywood's global expansion and Chinese cinema's local buildup -- From Hollywood to Soviet model : building a socialist cinema -- Internal reference films and the never vanishing Hollywood presence in China -- Wolves at the doorstep : Hollywood reenters China -- How lucrative is the Chinese market : politics intervened -- What do the Chinese watch : popular Chinese films throughout the 2010s -- Journey home or to the West : Chinese cinema's Hollywood dream and the Sino-Hollywood (de)coupling -- The Sino-Hollywood "courtship" : film as cultural persuasion and box-office revenue.

"Blending cultural history, business, and international relations, Hollywood in China offers an inside look at the intense business and political maneuvering that is shaping the Chinese movie industry and the U.S.-China relationships itself-revealing a headlines-grabbing conflict that is playing out not only on the high seas, but on the silver screen"-- Provided by publisher.