鈥楳r Deng鈥 a lesson in opening doors
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As Hollywood鈥檚 latest superhero movie 鈥淎vengers: Age of Ultron鈥 earns record-breaking sums at the Chinese box office, a more low-key film has shed light on a political milestone that helped open China鈥檚 doors to such cultural imports.
鈥淭hat we can watch 鈥楢vengers鈥 in cinemas today is precisely because of Deng Xiaoping鈥檚 US visit in 1979,鈥 said Fu Hongxing, referring to his documentary 鈥淢r Deng Goes to Washington,鈥 which opened on Friday.
Deng鈥檚 nine-day trip, between January 28 and February 5, 1979, changed the fate of the Chinese people and even the global geopolitical situation, but the story is not well known, Fu said.
Deng was the first Chinese leader to visit the United States after the two countries established diplomatic relations in January 1979.
The then vice premier met American politicians, took part in interviews, and made official visits to the Ford car assembly plant and NASA鈥檚 Johnson Space Center.
The trip demonstrated China鈥檚 resolve to open up to the world and learn from developed countries in science and technology, education and culture.
To make his movie, Fu trawled through archives, purchased video footage from US television networks 鈥 at a cost of US$250 a second 鈥 and won the trust and support of Deng鈥檚 family.
Key figures interviewed in the film include former US President Jimmy Carter and former US National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, as well as Deng鈥檚 bodyguards and secret service agents from the White House.
Retired Chinese basketball player Yao Ming also appears in the movie, explaining how he feels about Deng鈥檚 influence.
Though Fu had some success in the 1990s with 鈥淶hou Enlai鈥檚 Diplomatic Career,鈥 a film about China鈥檚 former premier, he encountered difficulty securing funding and approval for 鈥淢r Deng Goes to Washington,鈥 due to its controversial cartoon images of Deng.
Lyu Muzi, Fu鈥檚 wife and the film鈥檚 executive producer, said the movie was not a government-backed project and that the couple didn鈥檛 apply for papers to guarantee favorable screening arrangements at theaters.
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