China Halts New Japanese Movie Releases as Taiwan Spat Drags On

China has frozen regulatory reviews for new Japanese films, adding to the fallout from a dispute over Taiwan that shows little sign of easing.

The China Film Administration paused the approval process for new movies from Japan on Monday, according to two people familiar with the matter. The regulator also suspended six Japanese titles that had previously been approved and secured release dates, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing internal directives.