Tradecraft: Has China Saved Xander Cage?

Despite being a more fun film than the previous entries in the series, xXx: Return of Xander Cage underperformed at the domestic box office. Hardly surprising, really, when you consider it's been twelve years since the last franchise entry, and fifteen years since the last one starring Vin Diesel. But All-American Extreme Sports Hero Xander Cage just might live to skate again, thanks to the People's Republic of China. Variety reports that the film is on target to earn more that its cumulative domestic take to date in its opening weekend alone in the Middle Kingdom.