Import rumors remain a mystery

Christopher Dodd, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, says he has no information to offer about the rumors concerning Hollywood films' importation and distribution in China, now the fastest-growing film market in the world.

Speaking on the sidelines of the fourth Beijing film festival, which ends April 23, Dodd says that he has heard the rumor that China is allowing a new company to import and distribute foreign films, but he cannot confirm it.

"I have heard the stories too, but I also heard the regulators say there is no truth to that rumor. I don't have any inside information about this," he says. "I have got to take the word of the government spokesperson, if he says there is no such thing as a second alternative that must be the case."