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Elizabeth Denton

China Blockbusting Through Hollywood

China is currently facing difficulties recovering from the fallout of a real estate crisis and dealing with low consumer confidence, deflationary pressures, and trade tensions with the United States. The Chinese government has set an optimistic economic growth target of 5 percent for the year, but economic uncertainty has hit younger generations especially hard. The urban unemployment rate for 16- to 24-year-olds is around 16 percent, according to Global Times, and youth feel uncertain about future careers and financial opportunities, leading to lessening popularity of paying to see movies in theaters.  All of this makes the recent success of “Ne Zha 2” all the more surprising.

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Abigale Giordano

Toyota Builds “Woven City” to Test Futuristic Mobility

In 2021, Toyota celebrated and began its ambitious “Woven City” plan. Named to honor Toyota’s beginning in automatic textile looms, Sakichi Toyoda simply wanted to help his mother who toiled on a manual loom. A $10 billion project, Toyota does not want to profit from its eco-friendly research hub. Instead, Toyota plans to foster innovation and future mobility located under the beautiful Mount Fuji.

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Envoy Staff Writer

The Potential for Trade War: Trump Proposes Tariffs

Late last week, Donald Trump stated that he is planning on proportioning taxes that are applied on U.S. goods by other countries, per The Associated Press. These corresponding tariffs have so far been solely addressed in statements, with no order yet made. However, the possibility of a trade war between the U.S. and its trade partners, including close allies, is greatly increasing.

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