The Battle at Lake Changjin

Pankaj Mishra/ Columnist. Illustration: TBS
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A poster advertising "The Battle at Lake Changjin," a film about Chinese soldiers fighting American troops during the Korean War, is displayed at a movie theater in Shanghai, China October 19, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
Glitz

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Directors Chen Kaige, Dante Lam and Tsui Hark pose for photos with crew members of the film "The Battle at Lake Changjin", during a red carpet ceremony at the Beijing International Film Festival, in Beijing, China September 20, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
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