To De-exoticize Chinese Stereotypes: US-Sino Communication in American Factory

Oscar's best feature-length documentary American Factory (2019) has garnered publicity on both sides of the Pacific for its nuanced presentation of US-Sino communication. The chronicle of a Chinese billionaire opening a factory in the Rust Belt state of Ohio re-figures the Orientalist convention in American cinema and throws light on the changing perceptions of Self and Other at the height of global capitalism. As an influential vehicle mediating personal and collective identities in the streaming era, the documentary manages to de-exoticise Chinese stereotypes for greater equity, diversity and inclusion.