> I don't remember the last time I watched a Chinese movie or listened to a Chinese band…
I have seen quite a few films from Hong Kong and a few have achieved some level of popularity and recognition in the West but perhaps you do not consider a HK movie to be a Chinese movie.
> ...I've also lived in Central Asia and Eastern Europe, and American movies, music and literature were much more popular there, too.
I can believe that for movies and maybe music but certainly not literature.
I have seen quite a few films from Hong Kong and a few have achieved some level of popularity and recognition in the West but perhaps you do not consider a HK movie to be a Chinese movie.
> ...I've also lived in Central Asia and Eastern Europe, and American movies, music and literature were much more popular there, too.
I can believe that for movies and maybe music but certainly not literature.