China's hand in Midway success

The nation sheltered US Navy pilots during the Pacific campaign, and now a Chinese studio is backing Roland Emmerich's war epic to reach the silver screen, Xu Fan reports.

Roland Emmerich and his thrilling box-office hits over the years - from Independence Day to Godzilla and The Day after Tomorrow - have been etched into the minds of Chinese film fans as Hollywood blockbusters.

The director's excellence in shooting special effects has won him a reputation among his Chinese fan base as, jokingly, "the man who is best at destroying Earth" in Hollywood.