Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, speaks during the grand opening ceremony of Shanghai Disney Resort's Zootopia-themed area at Shanghai Disney Resort on December 19, 2023 in Shanghai, China. Photo by Hu Chengwei/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment The Walt Disney Co. will continue to invest in China, CEO Bob Iger said during a meeting with the country's Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang in Beijing Friday. The meeting was reported by China's state news agency Xinhua, which wrote that "Iger said Disney is confident in China's development, and will continue to expand its investment in China and better promote exchanges and cooperation between the United States and China." Disney, of course, has more business in China than perhaps any other American entertainment conglomerate. In addition to historically having more films succeed in the country (Zootopia 2 has passed Avengers: Endgame to become the highest-grossing Hollywood film in the country post-COVID), the company has two resorts in China: Shanghai Disney Resort, which opened in 2016, and Hong Kong Disneyland, which opened in 2005. Related Stories Movies 'Rental Family' Producers Learned a New Way of Making Movies in Tokyo Movies 'F1' Composer Hans Zimmer on Scoring His Third Racing Movie: "It Was a Movie About a Team, Made by a Team" Disney's Shanghai park has a Zootopia-themed land, owing to the first film's success in the country. Of course, relations between the U.S. and China are strained, with President Trump using tariffs to reshape the global economic order, and engaging in aggressive foreign policy (as we saw in Venezuela). "We will steadfastly promote high-quality development, expand high-standard opening up, and continuously optimize the business environment," said Ding, according to Xinhua, "noting that China welcomes enterprises from all countries, including Disney, to continue investing in China and deepening their presence, and share China's opportunities to achieve greater development." THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up international X Limits AI Chatbot Grok's Image Generation, Editing to Subs After Uproar Over Sexualized Deepfakes Black Bear Black Bear Taps Katie Anderson to Bolster Film Acquisitions Tim Cook Apple CEO Tim Cook's Pay Falls Slightly to $74.3 Million in 2025 THR, Esq Justice Dept. Starts Review of Paramount Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Disney Jimmy Zasowski Upped to President of Platform Distribution for Disney Entertainment and ESPN Seven Letter Hollywood PR Veteran Brandon Shaw Joins Firm to Launch L.A. Office international X Limits AI Chatbot Grok's Image Generation, Editing to Subs After Uproar Over Sexualized Deepfakes Black Bear Black Bear Taps Katie Anderson to Bolster Film Acquisitions Tim Cook Apple CEO Tim Cook's Pay Falls Slightly to $74.3 Million in 2025 THR, Esq Justice Dept. Starts Review of Paramount Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Disney Jimmy Zasowski Upped to President of Platform Distribution for Disney Entertainment and ESPN Seven Letter Hollywood PR Veteran Brandon Shaw Joins Firm to Launch L.A. Office