Dr Stephen Andriano-Moore was invited to give a research presentation on East Asian film industries to staff and students in the Film Studies concentration at Appalachian State University in the United States. Dr Stephen Andriano-Moore presented a paper on the China-Hollywood relationship in the 2010s and its impact on Hollywood science fiction. Through a political economy of film theoretical framework, the paper examines national and international laws and policies of the era and conducts narrative analysis on 16 Hollywood science fiction films and TV shows. The examination reveals recurring national images of China and the USA in the films and shows.