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China film industry 'shaken' since opening up: Beijing

China's film industry has been "shaken" after the country's cinemas were opened up to show more foreign productions, a government official said Sunday on the sidelines of a pivotal party congress.

A Chinese woman checks what movies are playing at a cinema in Beijing in 2011. China's film industry has been "shaken" after the country's cinemas were opened up to show more foreign productions, a government official said Sunday on the sidelines of a pivotal party congress.

China, which is set to become the world's second-largest movie market this year, agreed in February to lift its quota of foreign movies per year from 20 to 34 in a move long sought by Hollywood.

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