Kiss of the Dragon was a box office success in 2001, but its racial stereotyping, violence and sexual frankness caused it problems in China
This is the latest instalment in a feature series reflecting on instances of East meets West in world cinema, including China-US co-productions.
At the turn of the millennium, Jet Li Lianjie tried everything he could to crack the international market.
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