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The late late review of The Wandering Earth 2 that no one asked for | Following the yuan

There's no need to read this late review unless you wonder why some Chinese call 'spy balloon' the 'wandering balloon'. Plus, my review of reviews at the end!

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Yaling Jiang
Feb 04, 2023
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I never thought I’d go to the cinema to see The Wandering Earth 2, a Sci-Fi blockbuster that reached 310 million yuan (US$45.8 million) today after showing for about two weeks and was ranked the 2nd in China’s Spring Festival holiday box office.

I particularly did not want to watch it for two reasons, one is it’s played by Wu Jing, the guy who embodies …

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