Valenti Urges China to Open Up to U.S. Films

China is cutting down on the illegal copying of U.S. films--but it’s still keeping too many of the real films out of its market, Hollywood’s leading spokesman said. Jack Valenti, president of the U.S. Motion Picture Assn., urged China to open up to the U.S. film industry, saying Hollywood could offer money and expertise to the nation’s filmmakers. But after a three-day visit to Beijing, Valenti said he saw no signs that bureaucrats were prepared to ease censorship rules or a limit of 10 to 12 foreign blockbusters allowed into China each year. Valenti, on his third bridge-building trip to China, said he had “extremely cordial” talks with officials from the State Council, the Cabinet, and ministries in charge of culture and the film and broadcast industries.