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- ↑ Joe Concha, "Bannon to release anti-Huawei film 'Claws of the Red Dragon'". The Hill , August 23, 2019.
- ↑ Joshua Chaffin, "Steve Bannon turns Huawei saga into anti-China movie". Financial Times , October 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Claws of the Red Dragon (China's Truth)". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ↑ "Canadian Screen Awards trying 'different style of awards show' with no host". Todayville. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
