![]() ![]() Born in 1963, Liu experienced the transformation of Chinese society, from Mao’s era of intellectual oppression to its emergence as a superpower in science and technology. The movies are adaptations of a novella by Liu Cixin, author of The Three-Body Problem that won him a Hugo Award, the first by an Asian author. ![]() ![]() Reaching an agreement within the UEG Assembly carries myriad geopolitical tensions, paralleling real-life struggles concerning global issues, as witnessed in the recent Munich Security Conference. China plays a leading role in an imagined United Earth Government (UEG) mission to save human civilisation. The Wandering Earth II (2023) is a prequel to The Wandering Earth (2019), providing the backstory for why, in the original production, the Earth embarked on an interstellar journey to escape the expanding Sun. How can we achieve a balance between technology and humanity, between collaboration and competition, and is it possible to reach an international consensus about existential issues? A Chinese sci-fi movie has raised interesting and important questions about matters highly relevant to real-life dilemmas confronting the world. ![]()
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