There's not anybody who's been the chronicler, the poet, the critic of that more than Jia Zhangke. 
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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Australian TV reporter Peter Lloyd, center, is surrounded by media as he arrives at the Subordinate courts for a sentencing on Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008 in Singapore. Lloyd was arrested in July and faces charges including trafficking and possession of a small amount of methamphetamine. He could be punished with up to 20 years in jail and 15 cane strokes.
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Australian journalist Peter Lloyd (C) arrives at the subordinate courts in Singapore December 2, 2008. Australian Broadcast Corp. (ABC) journalist Lloyd is expected to be sentenced on Tuesday on drug possession and consumption charges. He was arrested and charged with possessing and selling about 1 gram of methamphetamine in July.
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Anti-government protesters carry an injured woman after a grenade attack at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok on December 2, 2008. One anti-government protester was killed and 22 wounded in a grenade attack at Bangkok's occupied domestic airport Tuesday, in the latest incident targeting demonstrators, emergency services said.
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Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.
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A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer.
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U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (R) share a hug at the conclusion of the CNN/Los Angeles Times Democratic presidential debate in Hollywood, California January 31, 2008.
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U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (near) answers a question as Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) looks at him during their debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008.
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Quotes from articles mentioning Jia Zhangke
What they'll do is have the one official production. It's not like they want to create an industry
was said
They've become smart enough to know that it's much worse for them to ban the films
said Richard Pena
My sense is that there's not a lot of expansion of the film market, not a lot of cinema construction
said Richard Pena
