Pixar shows cartoons can have Chinese characteristics

Although Chinese elements are very much in evidence in Cars 2, the sequel to Pixar's 2006 box office hit, the animation studio says it has no immediate plans to set a story in China.

Shortly after the film begins, viewers will see a Chinese racecar named Long Ge, literally Brother Dragon. The car is a friend of Lightning McQueen, main protagonist of the franchise.

It shows up only in the film's version screened in China, while in English-speaking countries the character is a yellow US car named Jeff.