““The two stories, the humbling of Hollywood and the swelling of Chinese soft power, twist and combine across Schwartzel’s masterfully organized book. . . . This is a fascinating book. It will educate you. Schwartzel has done some extraordinary reporting, and a lot of legwork.” ”
— The New York Times Book Review

The Wall Street Journal’s Erich Schwartzel has created an eye-opening and deeply reported narrative that details the surprising role of the movie business in the high-stakes contest between the U.S. and China

The Author

Erich Schwartzel has been a reporter at The Wall Street Journal since 2013. Previously, he covered energy and the environment for The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where his work won the Scripps Howard Award for Environmental Reporting. He lives in Los Angeles.