mr. hubout china's place in the free world, the discrepancy between its growing economic clout and its relatively feeble cultural influence. we all know that china's gdp will likely surpass america's total output within a decade or so. but as far as entertainment goes, the u.s. is completely dominant. china's top grossing films last year were all from hollywood. >> kung fu staring contest -- go! >> the latest sequels to "kung fu panda" and "pirates of the caribbean." that's despite huge restrictions beijing imposes on hollywood. >> there should be a captain -- >> what about domestic chinese films? well, the state lavished money on two star-studded propaganda epics last year, but they didn't bring in as much revenue as the hollywood releases. and that's in the domestic chinese market. outside of china, these chinese films barely registered. all this is putting frowns on the faces of china's leaders. beijing isn't satisfied simply with controlling domestic tv news and the internet, it wants to